Hawaiian Iveron Icon to Visit Midwest and East Coast Parishes

Photo: Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church / Facebook

LAKE VILLA, IL — The wonderworking, myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God will be traveling across the Midwest and East Coast in May 2026, visiting parishes, monasteries, and cathedrals for services, prayer, and veneration.

The pilgrimage will include stops in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, where clergy and faithful will gather for Divine Liturgies, akathists, molebens, and other prayer services as the icon moves from community to community. The visit offers a rare chance for Orthodox Christians to pray before the icon, which is widely venerated for her comfort, healing, and spiritual renewal.

Previously, the UOJ reported that the Wonderworking Iveron Icon revisited Saipan and Guam. The schedule of visitations is below:

• May 20, 2026 (Wednesday)
  • New Gracanica Serbian Orthodox Monastery — Lake Villa, IL
    8:45 a.m. Arrival of the Wonderworking Iveron Icon
    9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
  • St. Louis Cyril and Methodist Macedonian Orthodox Church — Willowbrook, IL
    6:45 pm Arrival
    7:00 pm Festal Vespers with Metropolitan Methodi
    
• May 21, 2026 (Thursday)
  • Holy Virgin Protection Russian Orthodox Cathedral — Des Plaines, IL
    8:45 a.m. Arrival
    9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
  • Nativity of the Virgin Mary Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral — Sterling Heights, MI
    7:15 p.m. Arrival
    7:30 p.m. Akathist and Moleben to the Holy Theotokos
• May 22, 2026 (Friday)
  • St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery — South Canaan, PA
    4:00 p.m. Arrival, then Moleben followed by Vespers & Matins
• May 23, 2026 (Saturday)
  • St. Dimitru Romanian Orthodox Monastery — Middletown, NY
    8:15 a.m. Arrival
    8:30 a.m. Matins
    10:00 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
• May 24, 2026 (Sunday)
  • St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery — South Canaan, PA
    9:00 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
    4:30 p.m. Vespers and Matins
• May 25, 2026 (Monday, Memorial Day)
  • St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery — South Canaan, PA
    7:30 a.m. Early Divine Liturgy
    10:00 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Monastery Church)
    2:30 p.m. Healing Service to the Theotokos (All Saints Church)
    4:30 p.m. Vespers and Matins
• May 26, 2026 (Tuesday)
  • St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral — Mayfield, PA
    6:15 p.m. Arrival
    6:30 p.m. Moleben and Akathist to the Holy Theotokos
• May 27, 2026 (Wednesday)
  • St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church — Oberlin-Steelton, PA
    6:20 p.m. Arrival
    6:30 p.m. Akathist to the Mother of God
• May 28, 2026 (Thursday)
  • Romanian Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration — Ellwood City, PA
    1:30 p.m. Arrival
    2:00 p.m. Paraklesis to the Mother of God
    5:00 p.m. Departure
  • Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church — McKeesport, PA
    6:15 p.m. Arrival
    6:30 p.m. Moleben and Akathist
• May 29, 2026 (Friday)
  • Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church — Philadelphia, PA
    6:15 p.m. Arrival
    6:30 p.m. Paraklesis to the Holy Theotokos

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