[Martin Tell]

There is nothing new about the presence of myrrh with certain icons or relics, and this icon is not a sign of the end times.

The relics of ST. Nicholas, currently in Italy, have produced myrrh for over 1000 years.

Indeed myrrh can be seen as a sign of resurrection, not death or burial. On the morning of the first Easter, the women were carrying myrrh to the tomb when they heard the news of the resurrection from the Angel. Indeed, in Orthodoxy, we call them, "The myrrh bearing women."

I recently spoke with a monk who has seen this particular icon and touched the myrrh. He told me there was so much myrrh it went through the glass covering the icon. He also told me that in the past a small tray was placed under the icon to catch the myrrh. The flow stopped until the tray was removed.

[RinaseaofDs]

Amazing. Thanks for your take on it. I actually feel a bit better.

I had never heard of icons or statues weeping myrrh until today.