Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 21]

35. I was blessed by the grace of the Most Holy Lady Theology School of the Serbian Orthodox Chruch

22.3.1999

I am writing this letter on behalf of a married couple, both Serb Orthodox doctors, who are facing problems in having a child.

I have told them about the ribbons blessed on the Holy Belt, which the monastery gives out to couples in need. I have personally been blessed with this present. Since my wife put on this ribbon, she got pregnant and had a baby boy, born on the day of the Assumption of the Most Holy Lady.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 20]

37. The doctor did not believe us

18.7.2000

Nea Palatia

In June 1997 I was in a difficult psychological mood, because of a serious family problem. (My wife could not have a child)

We appealed to science and after 18 months of trouble we were told by our doctor that we must proceed with artificial means if we were going to have a child.

Our spiritual father has always been telling us not to lose hope and have our faith in God and our Lady. As a result, I have decided to visit the Holy Mountain.

The monk gave me the blessed ribbon and told me that by praying and by touching the ribbon on my wife’s belly while she was asleep, our Lady would help us.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 19]

28. I feel strengthened and reassured

9.9.1999

«I am writing this letter to thank you for sending us the ribbon which has benefited me and my whole family.

I have been married for six years. During the first five we didn’t have a child. The Lord helped me get pregnant soon after our marriage, but we were not successful. A friend, who is visiting the Holy Mountain often, told us about the Holy Belt and said she could bring a ribbon to us. I replied that I very much wanted this ribbon, but was embarrassed to ask him again. In the meantime, we went on with our efforts to get pregnant. In January 1998, I started taking hormones.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 18]

26. A thank you letter

12.3.1999

Moscow

A thank you letter was sent to us by a Russian couple, who had a baby after six years. They had used the ribbon blessed by the Holy Belt given to them by a Russian hieromonk, who had visited the Vatopedi monastery in 1998. The father is called Ivan and the mother Natasa. The baby was named Michael. The miracle took place at their second attempt. They are very thankful to the fathers of the Holy Mountain.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 17]

25. I am letting you know about the miracles performed by the Most Holy Lady

26.4.1999

London

«I am sending you this letter to let you know about the miracles of our Most Holy Lady, which took place through the ribbon blessed on the Holy Belt. I have three daughters. All of them had problems in having a child. The first two have lost their first child in the beginning of their pregnancies. The doctor told the third one that it was difficult for her to conceive. The Most Holy Lady was listening to my prayers and sent me my spiritual father, who gave me the ribbons of the Holy Belt. My daughters put them on and each one had a beautiful boy.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 16]

24. A lumbago cure

3.4.1999

Al Saints 38, Thessaloniki

«My name is Maria Nikolaidou. I am 16 years old, I am at the first grade of the Lyceum and I live in Thessaloniki.

I am sending this thankful letter to inform you about the miracle which the Most Holy Lady has performed on me.

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 11]‏

14. I am pregnant with twins

9.8.1996

Dervenakion 3, Korinthos

I am pleased to inform you that I am pregnant with twins. I thank you very much for the ribbon of the Holy Belt which you have sent me. I put it on me immediately and I am incessantly praying to the Most Holy Lady.

With great respect,

Ereni Xrysovalantou Konstantatou

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9. The deadly plague is stopped
22 August 1827. Father Savvas writes: “At Enos, the deadly plague has stopped on the 15th of June with the grace of the Holy Belt”. From Enos, the Holy Belt was transported to Didimotichon. In another letter, dated 12th September, the same priest writes: “Here, the deadly plague has stopped as it did at Enos, with the grace of the Holy Belt”.
10. We have been freed from the onslaught of lucusts. read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 6]

5. Fr Daniel Katounakiotis is cured of an inflammation of the kidneys.
In his book, “Contemporary Figures of the Holy Mountain”, Vol. 4, the late Archimandrite Cherubim describes how Father Daniel Katounakiotis had been miraculously cured of an acute inflammation of the kidneys. We quote the account: “No sooner did he reach Vatopedi than he suffered an acute inflammation of the kidneys. This “thorn in the flesh” afflicted him very seriously this time and he had to stay in bed for weeks.
The fathers at the monastery have been nursing him with a lot of affection. But even more affection was shown by the great Doctor of the Mountain, the Mother of God. read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 5]

The Holy Belt has performed innumerable miracles over the years. We will only refer to some of them, here.

1.    The ship stays montionless
Once, the inhabitants of Ainos invited the Holy Belt. The monks who were accompanying it were being offered hospitality at the house of a priest, whose wife secretly cut off a small piece.     When the monks boarded the vessel, the ship stayed motionless, even though the sea was calm. When the woman saw this extraordinary event she realized her mistake and handed back the missing piece. The ship sailed off only after the piece was handed over. Since then a second casket was crafted to accommodate this piece to this day. read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 4]

The history of the Holy Belt chapter

The Holy Belt of the Mother of God, divided these days in three parts, is the only relic or remains, which endures from her life on earth and is being safeguarded at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. According to the tradition, the belt was woven from camel hair from the Mother of God herself, and after her Repose, while she was ascending to heaven, she handed it over to Thomas the Apostle. The apolytikio of the feast for the deposition of the Holy Belt of the Mother of God says: “While you were ascending to the forthcoming glory, you have given your most venerable belt to Thomas the Apostle”.  read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 3]

The Holy Apostles became the vessels of the Grace of the Holy Spirit. Miracles are events beyond nature, which use and are being energized by material things (handkerchiefs and aprons), which are full of Grace. Our Orthodox Church celebrates the worship of the “chains” of Saint Peter in January. When he had been imprisoned by Herod in Jerusalem, his hands were chained. An angel sent by the Lord, freed him. The Christians have preserved the chains and they have been honoring and worshiping them for the benefit of their souls. The chains have received “eternal grace” and became “the cure of ailments, the consolation of those afflicted, the harbor for those distressed”. In a troparion of the Canon of the feast it is written: “Peter, drive away demonic disturbances, pacify the tempest of sin and eradicate all sicknesses, dangers and afflictions as well as the assaults by barbarians from all those who revere your chains”. read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 2]

Introduction

Our Church honors the holy and sacred relics, whether they are derived from the bodies of Saints, or are items belonging to them. One such relic, the only one which has been found to this day and belongs to the Most Holy Mother of God, is her Holy Belt. It constitutes a precious treasure and the most sacred relic which the Great, Holy Monastery of Vatopedi possesses. The Grace of the Holy Spirit continues to act through the holy relics. As Saint Chrysostomos says: “Jesus Christ, honoring the struggles, the blood they have shed and the martyrdom of the saints, has safeguarded their souls in heaven. But He left on earth their body and their holy relics to assist in our salvation”. read more…

Miracles by the Holy Belt of Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) [Volume 1]

 

Prologue

The works of God and His Saints, which cannot be rationally explained, are called miracles. God performs miracles ad infinitum. This is revealed by our Lord Jesus Christ who says: “My father is working until now” ( John 5, 17). By His uncreated energies, God provides, preserves and controls the whole universe, the whole creation. That is, God preserves the creation in the mint condition He had created it. He conserves and protects it by His divine consideration. Therefore, God’s uncreated energies are constantly and incessantly being revealed in the physical world and cause natural and physical results.Therefore, we are living a constant miracle. All of our abilities are being set in motion by God’s will. If God withdraws His energy from one of our abilities, we are going to lose it. Now I am able to see. I can see because God allows it. If God withdraws his energy I will become blind. read more…