Kukho imifanekiso ehlukeneyo yoMama kaThixo, enegunya elinamandla, unceda amakholwa kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo. Phakathi kwabo ngumfanekiso "weGerontiss", okhoyo kwi-montotery Pantokrator kwiNtaba yeAthos. Ikwabizwa nangokuthi "Superior" kunye ne "Staritsa". Kubalulekile ukufumanisa ukuba uphawu lukaMama kaThixo "uGerontissa" lunceda, kuba umfanekiso ngamnye unamandla akhe. Ngendlela, kulo mfanekiso uMama kaThixo umele ngokukhula ngokupheleleyo kwaye ngaphandle kweGomomladents.
Yintoni inceda kwaye intsingiselo ye icon "Gerontissa"
Okokuqala, amagama ambalwa malunga nendlela umfanekiso uvele ngayo. Nangona kwi XVII inkulungwane kwindlu yezindwendwe kwiNtaba yaseAthos yalamba kwaye enye ihegum yathandaza imini nobusuku kuMama kaThixo , emcela uncedo. Amazwi akhe avakala, kwaye ngelinye ilanga ingqayi yazaliswa ngeoli, ekugqibeleni yaboniswa kwi icon. Igama kunye nenjongo ye icon "Gerontiss" yamukelwa emva kokudala ummangaliso. Kwi-monastery i-hegumen yahlala, eyayivakalelwa kukuba ukufa kwakhe kusondele. Wabuza umfundisi ukuba enze ityala lokufumana intlanganiso, kodwa akazange akhuphe ukufeza isicelo sakhe. Ngomzuzu weva ilizwi elivela kumfanekiso kaMama kaThixo, owathi umfundisi ukuba aqonde isicelo se-hegumen.
Amakholwa athi imithandazo kufuphi nomfanekiso inceda ukufumana induduzo kunye nethemba kwiimeko ezinzima kakhulu. Izibheno ezithembekileyo ziya kuviwa kunye nezicelo ezenziwe. Ikhonkco "iGerontissa" ithathwa njengowesifazane, ngenxa yokuba le icon ibangela ukuqeda ukungabikho komntwana kwaye iququzelele ukubeletha. Ukuthandaza kufuphi nomfanekiso kunokubakho ngexesha lokukhathazeka kwengqondo, ukufumana induduzo nokufumana indlela yokuphuma kwimeko enzima. Imithandazo yokunceda phambi komfanekiso ukulungisa iingxaki zezinto eziphathekayo kunye nokuphelisa izifo ezikhoyo kunye nezifo ezibulalayo. Intombi iyanceda ekusebenzeni nasekufundeni, ukuzithemba.