... [the icon] was inside the sanctuary. There was once an virtuous, elderly Prior at the Monastery who was ill; shortly before his time had come, the exact hour of his death was revealed to him. He greatly desired to cleanse himself of any sins before he left this world for the eternal life through the life-giving Mystery of our Lord, and therefore begged the priest who was saying the Mass to finish as quickly as possible. The priest paid no attention to the Prior’s request, and continued at a slow pace. Suddenly, the icon of the Virgin Mary, which as we have said was inside the sanctuary, was heard to order the priest to grant the Abbott’s request. Because of this, the blessed sacred icon was given the epithet ‘Prioress’.
