Belgrade, February 3, 2025
Photo: spc.rs
Thousands of Orthodox faithful in Serbia came out to venerate the wonderworking Softener of Evil Hearts Icon of the Mother of God this weekend.
The miraculous icon was festively welcomed on Saturday morning at the Russian Holy Trinity Church in Belgrade and remained through Sunday, the Serbian Orthodox Church reports.
People waited in line throughout the day to venerate the icon, which constantly streams myrrh and has also been known to 
Wonderworking Softener of Evil Hearts Icon sheds blood-like tears on Pascha and TheophanyA story recently circulated on Facebook that the guardian of the icon had reported that the icon bled on February 21.
“>shed blood-like tears.
The icon has its home in the village of Bachurino in the Sosenskoe Municipality outside of Moscow, where a chapel was built for it with the blessing of Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin), a respected Optina elder, though it has also been taken throughout the world (
Myrrh-Streaming Mother of God Icon ”Softener of Evil Hearts” Visits throughout Diocese’s Southernmost StatesAs part of her ongoing visitation to the parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese, the myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother of God ”Softener of Evil Hearts” has been traveling through the Diocese’s southernmost states.
“>including the U.S.) for the benefit of the Orthodox faithful.
The icon’s visit to Belgrade was timed to the 16th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Kirill as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
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