An Icon of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri at the General Hospital of Kalymnos is Exuding Myrrh

A report from Wednesday, March 18, 2026, that is causing awe and deep emotion on the island of Kalymnos has emerged, as the icon of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri, which is located inside the General Hospital of the island, is said to have exuded myrrh.

The incident was initially noticed by a nurse at the hospital, who immediately informed the administrator, Pantelis Kongas, stating that she observed liquid flowing from the left eye of the icon. The administrator went to the location and verified the event, proceeding to promptly inform the ecclesiastical authorities, namely Protopresbyter Amphilochios Sakalleros and Metropolitan Paisios of Kalymnos, Leros and Astypalaia.

Indeed, the Metropolitan collected the liquid with cotton, which — according to testimonies — emitted a characteristic fragrance, while a Paraklesis service was held and the Apolytikion of Saint Ephraim was chanted. In a brief statement, the Metropolitan approached the event theologically, noting: “The icon is exuding myrrh. A miracle is not subject to investigation, and for us this is a blessing of God.” He further stated that “the mystery is not to be examined, but experienced,” without, however, any official announcement being issued by the Metropolis.

The "Sweat" of Saint Haralambos and Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva

Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva said:

“Listen, Dimitri. I go down, I grab the child and say to her, ‘Get things ready so we can do a sanctification of the waters.’

She spread a towel on a table, put down a plate, and I read the Service of Sanctification. Her son, Yiannis G., well, he was mute — he couldn’t speak. I read the prayer with all my heart, with all my soul, and at the end, when I sprinkled him, as I said, ‘having the Holy Unmercenaries as a fountain of healings,’ Yiannis spoke.

Overjoyed, he kissed me, and I kissed him too; his mother kissed me as well — the wife of Hadji-G., you know, the one who had the coppersmith’s shop. Yiannis was healed, and afterward he came up to Saint Haralambos. Little Yiannakis wanted to stay with me - Yiannis G.

Listen, Dimitri! In those very days when this miracle happened, he came here to Achladeri and baptized a child and named him Porphyrios.”

"Like Drops of Blood": The Shocking 1992 Miracle on an Icon of Christ in the Church of Saint Euthymios of Kypseli

In Kypseli, the former art district, which was the most beautiful and expensive suburb of Athens, where to buy a house it would cost you a fortune, in March 1992, between Meatfare Sunday and Cheesefare Sunday, a miracle happened in the Church of Saint Euthymios (the parish priest at that time was the late Father Demetrios Kloutsos, spiritual child of Metropolitan Augoustinos Kantiotis).

Blood and myrrh appeared on an icon of Christ the Savior.

Chemists came from all over the world to examine whether the blood was paint or some human trick, but they were surprised to find that it was natural human blood.

The church was open day and night, with people coming from as far as Sydney and Jerusalem, as news of the miracle had immediately spread; they made a stop in Athens to venerate the Miraculous Icon of Jesus Christ on their knees with tears in their eyes.

November: Day 27: Teaching 1: Feast of the Sign of the Mother of God

November: Day 27: Teaching 1:
Feast of the Sign of the Mother of God
 
(The Power of the Intercession of the Mother of God)

By Archpriest Grigory Dyachenko

I. Among the ancient icons of the Mother of God is also the icon of Her Sign, in whose honor the present feast was established. The All-Good Lord was pleased to glorify this Holy Icon in various countries of our fatherland with many signs and miracles, of which one, the most ancient and striking, became the beginning of the present feast.

In the year 1170 A.D., the Grand Prince of Suzdal, Andrei Georgievich, having unjustly formed an alliance with many Russian princes against Novgorod, sent his son Mstislav with numerous united troops to conquer this city. Pressed on all sides by the siege, the inhabitants of Novgorod soon saw that only God could deliver them from the disasters threatening them. Day and night, the open churches of God were filled with sobs and prayers for heavenly help. On the third night, the virtuous Archbishop of Novgorod, John, stood before the icon of the All-Merciful Savior in prayer for deliverance from the evils that had befallen him. Finally, his prayer was accepted by God: the archshepherd heard a voice commanding him to take the icon of the Mother of God from the Church of the Lord and Savior on Ilyina Street and place it on the city wall. The overjoyed Saint sent selected persons from his clergy to bring the icon of the Mother of God to the cathedral church. But, despite all their efforts to raise the icon of our Lady, it remained motionless. Having learned of this, the Archbishop himself went to the indicated church and fell in tears before the icon of the Mother of God. During the prayer service, when the song was proclaimed: "The unashamed intercession of Christians...," suddenly the Holy Icon of our Lady moved of its own accord. The people standing by cried out in horror: "Lord have mercy!" The archshepherd took the Holy Icon in his hands and carried it to the city wall. Meanwhile, the attacking enemies made a terrible attack on the city. One of the arrows they fired struck the Holy Icon and the face of the Mother of God turned to the city. Tears flowed from the eyes of the Most Pure One onto the Saint's phelonion. Suddenly darkness covered the enemies; terror seized their hearts; in confusion they began to strike one another, the besieged rush upon them and completed the defeat. In remembrance of this event, the song to the Mother of God is now proclaimed: “Having acquired you as an invincible wall and source of miracles, your servants, O Most Pure Mother of God, cast down the host of the enemy. Therefore we pray to you: grant peace to your city and great mercy to our souls.”

Two Weeping Icons In Mytilene That Drew Thousands of Believers Currently Under Investigation

Crowds of people were flocking every day for about 20 days to the Church of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri in the neighborhood of Kallithea in Mytilene to venerate the icons of Saint Paraskevi and Saint Ephraim, which are reported to be "weeping" according to the testimonies of those in charge of the church as well as various believers who are eyewitnesses.

According to media reports, during the Divine Liturgy on Pentecost Sunday, the priest was interrupted when he was called by the faithful to explain the phenomenon.

The icon of Saint Ephraim appears to have had a liquid that seems to have run down from the face of the Saint, but it became dry and to see it one must look at the icon from the side where it is clearly visible.