THEOTOKOS - THE STEWARD OF THE SINAI MONASTERY
A Miracle on Mount Sinai
Long ago, the monks of Sinai were destitute. They had run out of provisions, and there was no hope of receiving any. Faced with the prospect of starvation, there seemed no recourse but to abandon the monastery. As they were ascending the mountain to pray one last time, the All-holy Theotokos appeared to them, and assured them of her protection. On descending to the monastery, beyond all expectation, a caravan of camels laden with provisions had arrived. The monks built a chapel at the site where the Virgin Mary had appeared, to mark the place, and to remind them of God’s providence.
The chapel is called Oikonomissa, ‘Our Lady of the Oikonomos’ (the steward of the monastery).
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"We came unto a church, wherein abideth Our Lady upon the Mount. Then said the monks to us, that went up the mount with us, how that the monks had not wherewithal to live in the little cloister, and were fain for this cause to remove thence; two monks therefore went up to this little church, and Our Lady appeared to them, very fair indeed, so that they feared greatly, and she said: Go hence, and ye shall find camels, which bring you to eat."
Heinz Skrobucha, Sinai, translated by Geoffrey Hunt (London: Oxford University Press, 1966), p. 80.
From Fr. Justin's Sinai Blog: https://www.fatherjustinsblog.info/archives/3162
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