The image of the Blessed Virgin with Her hands raised in prayer and the Divine Infant on her bosom dates back to the 4th century. The icon is an illustration of Isaiah’s prophecy “…The Lord Himself will give you a sign: behold, the Virgin in her womb will conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). Looking at this image of the One who carried Christ in Her womb, we come closer to understanding the mysterious dogma of the incarnation of God.