The Icon of Axion Estin Ἄξιόν ἐστιν a miraculous icon & great treasure on the Holy Mountain of Athos

[@ButterBobBriggs]

Love learning how parts of the Liturgy came to be. This miraculous story reminds me of the story of how the Trisagion Hymn came to be.

[@heatherstub]

Could you please elaborate on that for all who come across this video to read? Thank you so very much.

[@ButterBobBriggs]

@@heatherstub I quote this story - "During the reign of the Emperor Theophilus, the city of Constantinople was visited by earthquakes for almost four months. The Emperor, the Patriarch Proclus and the people joined in a barefoot procession to make prayer to God for their safety. While they were gathered, the tremors increased dramatically, and a young boy was taken up into the sky in the sight of the people, who fearfully cried out Kyrie eleison! When the boy came down from the heavens, he said that he had been among choirs of Angels who sang Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us! and that a voice had commanded him to tell the Patriarch that the people should make supplication to God in this way. The Patriarch instructed the people to chant this hymn, whereupon the ground stopped shaking and the child died. The Empress Pulcheria (September 10) asked the Patriarch to order that this hymn be chanted henceforth in the Divine Liturgy, as it still is today."

[@heatherstub]

@@ButterBobBriggs Thank you so much for sharing that. I'd heard it differently years ago, but now I know. Isn't it funny that the only difference between the now and the know is that little letter (k)?

[@conningdale8805]

Glad I found thus video. I saw this Icon on a visit to Athos in 1985. Its an unforgettable experience to kneel in Prayer before it. The Iveron Mother of God is another such Icon. Thank you for posting. .

[@nickimontie]

What a glorious treasure! It must be incredible to see in real life.

[@allanbarton]

It's one of my ambitions to go to Mount Athos.

[@kathywolfe6606]

Thank you so much. I am learning very much each video I watch. Your videos enrich my soul.

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos.

[@allanbarton]

The icon of Axion Estin Ἄξιόν ἐστιν or Karyiotissa in Karyes is perhaps the holiest icon on the Holy Mountain of Athos in Greece, the Garden of the Theotokos. Dating back to the 10th century, it is the focus of an extraordinary and miraculous event - in front of this icon the Angel Gabriel dictated a hymn to the Mother of God Ἄξιόν ἐστιν that is an important part of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical tradition to this day. In this video, I explore that tradition, examine the icon and discuss the power and importance of icons in the life of the Orthodox Church. This video is very much the case of eastern faith meeting western thought - what do people think of this sort of approach to the study of holy icons?

[@michaelhealy1590]

As always, your discussions are very informative and thoughtful, as wellas spiritual. You have a great asset to be able to discuss all variations of our Christian faith, whether it be Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox. Thanks, Allan

[@seancrouse9623]

Glory to God for all things!

[@allanbarton]

Amen

[@dianespears6057]

I thought I read that the spiritual practice with Orthodox icons was that, by immersing in the image, the viewer was present in and at the event/miracle depicted. However unenlightened my remembrance of my reading, it changed my “western” understanding and brought a new dimension to my appreciation of icons. Thank you for the video.

[@kaybrown4010]

Axion Estin is one of my favorite hymns of the Divine Liturgy. Thank you for sharing. ❤️☦️

[@AulicExclusiva]

Thank you. This clarified a number of things.

[@paulnovosel9469]

Very fine.

[@michaelhealy1590]

Mary appears to have 3 hands in this icon.