In the church chronicle, at the request of the rector of the church, Fr. V. Nikolsky, a description of the following miracle was recorded by parishioner M.K. Yogil: “On January 4th of this year, 1892, our daughter, Tatyana, a girl in her fifth year, fell ill. When measuring the temperature it turned out to be 40 degrees. Doctor K-ov was invited, who on January 5 found that she had a strong predisposition to pneumonia. This is exactly what we, my wife and I, feared most, since with her extremely weak organization, she only suffered inflammation in the intestines in the summer of 1591. I was completely lost. They struck for Vespers. I went to my parish, the Nativity Church, in Palashakh. I didn’t really know why I was going. I felt that I was unable to pray. From the depths of my soul arose a feeling similar to a murmur. “On such a great day and such a misfortune!.. For what?..” - I thought. Entering the church, I stopped with the same unconsciousness in front of the icon “Seeking the Lost.”
Her irresistibly attractive, meek face in one moment made me feel the entire abyss that was now opening between me and my despair and the expression on the face of the Mother of God, who seemed about to be ready to descend and alleviate my suffering, as soon as my heart asked with a tear of prayer for mercy, for mercy... And I began to pray... I did not hear the service, I did not see anyone, I saw only Her, and I prayed and prayed. I don’t remember what I prayed for. I felt like I was on fire. I felt how with every word of prayer my soul became warmer, my heart became lighter... When Vespers ended and I left the church, I felt with extreme amazement that the feeling of fear that had been overwhelming me had left me. I was already sure of something that was as good as the meek, full of love, expression on the face of the Mother of God, deeply imprinted in my soul...
By the evening of that day, Tanya’s temperature had dropped to 38 degrees, and the next day the girl was almost completely healthy and, if she remained in the crib, it was only because of the conviction of the doctor, who still doubted her recovery. Since then, I have been unable to pray without warm tears of tenderness and joy before the icon “Seeking the Lost” and could not refrain from reporting this significant event to the rector of the Nativity of Christ Church. Now I report this in writing, so that the mercy shown to us by the Mother of God will further strengthen in those who resort to Her the hope of Her quick and often undeserved help.”