People's souls are so touched by the icon that they feel the need to receive Holy Communion. For me, this is the great miracle. People are suffering, and are sicker spiritually than physically. On your travels with the icon, you are constantly surrounded by the faithful. People nowadays are very restless, for they have a conflict between Orthodox spirituality and the materialism of today's world.
Passions are rampant in their souls.
They don't have direction, yet it is essential that they have answers to their questions. I think the answer lies in a change of lifestyle. Only when a person corrects himself will such problems disappear. So it is with the sick, and the grief of illness. Many ask why God has punished them.