Myrrh-streaming Iveron icon from Hawaii - Sunday May 26, 2024

The Wonderworking Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God will soon be in Australia visiting parishes along the East coast. The icon is a copy of the Montreal myrrh-streaming Iveron icon, cared for by the Blessed Martyr Brother Jose, in the late twentieth century.  The origins of the Hawaiian icon was in 2007, when a humble icon of the Mother of God in the home of an Orthodox couple began to exude myrrh. The couple, a sub-deacon and his wife, noticed a strong fragrance coming from the icon corner in their home chapel in Honolulu, and realised the Iveron icon was glistening with myrrh.  They brought the icon to church and the priest served the Akathist to the Iveron Icon.  The icon continued to stream myrrh and the church was filled with a fragrance of roses. 
 
Since then, the icon has continued to stream myrrh and numerous miracles have been attributed to it. Physical and spiritual healings have included the healing of blindness and eye disease, cancer, demonic possession, paralysis, kidney diseases, chronic pain, tumours and debilitating viruses.
 
In 2008 the Hawaiian Iveron Icon was officially recognised by the Russian Orthodox Church as miraculous and worthy of veneration.  Subdeacon Nectarios was charged by the church to be the icon’s guardian, and he began travelling to parishes around the world with the miraculous icon. 
 
There is a website dedicated to the Hawaiian Iveron Icon where you can read more. 
 
The icon will be arriving in Australia on May 17 and travelling to parishes in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.  Victoria will be the final leg of the trip, from Friday May 24 to Monday May 27.  Here is the schedule for Victoria:
 
Friday May 24, 6pm
St Stephen Serbian Church, 115 Church Rd, Keysborough

Saturday May 25, 5pm
Dormition Church,  1 - 3 Morwell Ave, Dandenong

Sunday May 26, 9am
Holy Protection Cathedral, 3 - 7 Albion St, East Brunswick

Sunday May 26, 6pm
Joy of All Who Sorrow Church, 17 Yaraan St, Bell Park, Geelong
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Monday  May 27, 4pm
Icon departs Australia from Tullamarine Airport

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