Posted on 08/19/2016 11:52:21 AM PDT by NRx
Baturino Village, August 19, 2016
In Sretensky Convent an icon of the holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon with a particle of his relics is streaming myrrh. The miracle appeared after the icon “visited” the house church of a home for invalids in the city of Ulan-Ude in mid-July by the blessing of Igumena Niki, abbess of Sretensky Monastery, reports the site Russia-Buryatia.
Oily drops of liquid appeared on the icon already two years ago.
When the icon returned to the monastery from the invalid home myrrh was already trickling from the chest and even from the instrument in the hands of the Great Martyr Panteleimon. Oil covered the entire image and gathered at the bottom of the icon.
Olga, a nun of the Sretensky Convent in the village of Baturino: “Probably many of you know that during his life he was a doctor, and therefore people turn to him with requests for the healing of their bodily ailments.”
The holy physician healed with medicine and prayer. Those suffering from all around, seeing his selfless and amazing healing art, went to St. Panteleimon for help. Other doctors became jealous, one of them reporting him as a Christian. The saint was cast into prison, but he championed his faith until the end and the emperor called for the killing of St. Panteleimon.
Nun Olga: “Even unbelievers come to pray. There’s a piece of his relics in this icon. Many churches and prayer chapels in various medical institutions are consecrated in honor of the holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon. Many revere the holy physician, turning to him for help. Now pilgrims come especially to the Sretensky Monastery to pray at the icon of the holy Great Martyr and to ask for healing and consolation for themselves and their loved ones.”
In order not to trigger an unhealthy excitement around the miracle the igumena and sisters of the monastery tried not to publicize it. But, as per the Gospel, a city standing atop a hill cannot be hid, and the fact of this miracle was impossible to hide. The icon is currently kept in the altar of the lower chapel, stated Metropolitan Savvaty.
19 / 08 / 2016
Myrrh has such a long history as a perfume and religiously-connected substance (tree sap)...... (from Genesis and Exodus forward including as part of the Temple offerings in Jerusalem, also of course as a magi gift to the baby Jesus and as part of the potion offered Jesus on the cross, etc.)
Plus, medicinal uses in China, plus Egypt (part of the embalming recipe), etc.
And picked up by the Church, especially Eastern rites as an ingredient in receiving the Chiasm, etc.
but somehow.... for all its history and applications,
myrrh still surprises me in this context. Is there any proffered explanation Why myrrh? (perhaps if Saint Panteleilom were a tree it would make more sense, or? As a physician, perhaps he used it in his treatments of some medical conditions???? Or? Is there any known association of St. Panteleilom with myrrh?
ok, no problem!!!! just curious is all. Myrrh keeps showing up in so many settings! Its just a topic that fascinates me for some (obviously very odd) reason, is all, thanks very much!
Myrrh is a sap-like substance (resin) that comes out of cuts in the bark of trees that are members of the Commiphora species. Commiphora mukul, a related species, is not a source of myrrh. Myrrh is used to make medicine.
Myrrh is used for indigestion, ulcers, colds, cough, asthma, lung congestion, arthritis pain, cancer, leprosy, spasms, and syphilis. It is also used as a stimulant and to increase menstrual flow.
Myrrh is applied directly to the mouth for soreness and swelling, inflamed gums (gingivitis), loose teeth, canker sores, bad breath, and chapped lips. It is also used topically for hemorrhoids, bedsores, wounds, abrasions, and boils.
In foods and beverages, myrrh is used as a flavoring component.
In manufacturing, myrrh is used as a fragrance, in incense, and as a fixative in cosmetics. It is also used in embalming.
How does it work?
Myrrh can help decrease swelling (inflammation) and kill bacteria.
I can’t comment on the theological implications, but in the Orthodox tradition miraculous icons often stream myrrh.
I see. Thanks !
Do they chemically test it, or just assume it’s myrrh? I don’t know myrrh from any other fragrant substance.
Funny, that latter sounds like "abortifacient," since there is no therapeutic reason to "increase menstrual flow."
"It is also used as a stimulant and to increase menstrual flow."Tax-chick wrote: "Funny, that latter sounds like "abortifacient," since there is no therapeutic reason to "increase menstrual flow."
Well now...there's a prime example of pc semantics I didn't recognize. Thanks for highlighting that...good eyes!
I think the list was pulled, uncritically, from some old book of folk remedies. It may be a stimulant, for all I know. (The chance that myrrh is actually a cure for syphilis, however, is slim to none.)
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