Another name for this icon is "Semistrelna" or "prediction of Simeon", ie. prediction of St. Simeon. This is related to the gospel story. Of course, no one literally pierced the Mother of God with swords or arrows. The meaning of the icon "Semistrelnaya" is symbolic, the image of sharp weapons helps to better understand its theological meaning. The very Mother of God through her calls on all people - believers and unbelievers - to become kind, and this is possible only through repentance.
Although the Savior's cross was long in the past, the Holy One continues to suffer. After all, there, near the cross, she became the mother of all who are born from an earthly woman. How should the mother suffer, seeing that her children continue to kill each other, enmity, hate, deceive, steal ...
The exact size: 24x28 cm.
Although the Savior's cross was long in the past, the Holy One continues to suffer. After all, there, near the cross, she became the mother of all who are born from an earthly woman. How should the mother suffer, seeing that her children continue to kill each other, enmity, hate, deceive, steal ...
The exact size: 24x28 cm.
