Russian Icon - Quick To Hear Mother of God

The Icon of the Mother of God, Quick to Hear, is an ancient wonderworking icon, located on Holy Mt. Athos. The monastery's tradition suggests that the icon was written during the tenth century. ”Let them and all Orthodox Christians come to Me in their necessities, and I shall not forsake them. All their petitions will be granted by My Son, because of My intercession with Him. My icon shall be called ‘She who is Quick to Hear,’ for I shall speedily fulfill the petitions of those who hasten to it.” In Russia, copies of the wonderworking Athonite image “She who is Quick to Hear” were always venerated with great love and fervent prayer. Many of them were glorified by miracles. In particular, there were cases of healing from the plague and from demonic possession.