There was a swelling on it the size of a chicken egg. KONTAKION IXAll the angelic hosts rejoiced at thy soul's ascent to the mansions of heaven, marveling at the wonders thou didst perform on earth through the action of the Holy Spirit, to Whom we sing: Alleluia! St. John healed a possessed woman from my city after I brought oil and his icon to her. Do for them what is needful for them and within your power. St. Theophan the Recluse, in a message to a dying woman, writes: "You will not die. But when the heart has not been cleansed, the soul will rush to whatever passion the heart has most sympathy for; and the demons will take it like a friend, and then they know where to put it. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Her case was somewhat complicated since her OB/GYN did not notice how fluids left her body and she had no fluid around the baby for, at least, a day or so. He went through his schooling and earned a law degree at the University of Belgrade. (Saint John revered the memory of Saint Theodosius, believing in the power of his prayerful intercession before the Lord. My eye hurt terribly. .Help with conceiving a babyReceived July 7, 2014My husband and I spent around 6 years trying to have a baby. [8]. ,. , , . The soul moves and gives life to the body. Among men there was only One Who before His suffering fearlessly said: 'Hereafter I talk not much with you: For the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me (John 14:30). He still has some medical issues but we pray that he will soon recover completely.Savina, Help in finding a jobReceived November 1, 2011Towards the end of 2008 my company was downsizing and I was laid off. "How can you, O Saint, ask my prayers, when you yourself stand at the heavenly Throne and grant to people God's mercy?" Beholding the grace bestowed upon thee, we know that God hath not abandoned His people.It is rather we that haste fallen from Him, and so must regain the likeness of Divinity as thou hast done.Through thine intercession, O blessed one, grant that we may increase our striving toward our heavenly homeland, setting our affections on things above, laboring in prayer and virtue, waging war against the attacks of our fallen nature.Invoke the mercy of God, that we may one day join thee in His Kingdom.For our deepest wish is to live forever with Him, with the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. They had all the details and even pictures. I am writing about this because just before this trip, I read a story on the internet about Dr. Ducic and peripheral nerve decompression surgery. The doctors insisted on surgery, but when she came to the hospital for observation, the doctors and the sick woman herself were amazed: the swelling had disappeared and there remained only a scar. , , , . Saint John is known for his healing powers. At the same time my grandmother who is also my God mother was getting worse in health and we realized she probably wouldn't be with us for long. Let us take care for those who have departed into the other world before us, in order to do for them all that we can, remembering that "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.". We send the enclosed donation with our gratitude and thanks. The miracle is she had true peace, no fear, and was ready for departure when it came. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Myself and my mother started to pray to the Saint for help. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder: Reading Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA, Apolytikion Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kontakion Holy Transfiguration Monastery. In fact, the soul loses nothing that it did in the world but remembers everything at its exit from this body. . 4 , , , . . . . ! ! Teach us who call upon thee for help, O holy woderworker, to cry out in wonder unto God: Alleluia! KONTAKION IChosen wonderworker and pleaser of Christ, who pourest forth inexhaustible streams of inspiration and a multitude of miracles upon the whole world, we praise thee with love and call out to thee: Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! I was hoping that it would be something that I could do, because I didn't want to disappoint co-workers. Within a few seconds of anointing our son, he coughed slightly, then again, then began crying. June, 1995), 4) Another parishioner of mine, Nadezhda, told me that her son Michael caught a severe cold and had a convulsive cough which only grew worse. I applied St John's holy oil and felt tingling in the knee after I said my prayers. In three weeks I found out I was pregnant! After a week, she was again at services and stood weeping. [5] Some souls find themselves (after the forty days) in a condition of foretasting eternal joy and blessedness, and others in fear of the eternal torments which will come in full after the Last Judgment. As a result he made the decision to dedicate his life to serving God. St. John Maximovitch is one of the only incorrupt saints in America. He is also helping different people that I pray for. And now, with the publication of Blessed John the Wonderworker and other books and articles about him in the Russian language, the people of Russia are beginning to know, too, and have already experienced healings through his prayers, as the following accounts testify. Saint John helped me 8 years ago with my home baby delivery bill. I knew it would be a very hard thing to do, but I had to give it a try and why not start right away. Born: June 4, 1896 Died: July 2, 1966 Glorification Date: July 2, 1994 Commemoration Dates: July 2 So when the labor stopped progressing, our midwife told my wife to get out of the pool and lay down so she could try pulling our son out. Baby was born absolutely healthy via natural delivery. For the course of two days the soul enjoys relative freedom and can visit places on earth which were dear to it, but on the third day it moves into other spheres. But especially beneficial for them is commemoration at the Divine Liturgy. [3] Here, St. John is simply repeating a teaching common to the Church. They seek whether people might have some of their goods. Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. My daughter Vanessa had high temperature.I had holy oil for 10 years and anointed the child, and fervently prayed to blessed John. We believe that Saint John prayed for us along with other saints. Get down. ", In a prayer of the Midnight Service of Saturday (addressed to THE SAVIOUR) we pray: "Master, be merciful to me and let not my soul see the dark and gloomy sight of the evil spirits, but let bright and joyous angels receive it.". They also send and leave him mail, sharing their prayer requests and concerns in letters. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America was born in 1967 in Bakirky, Istanbul. Let's just say I feel happier when I give it my best effort.Glory to God for all things!Holy Father John, pray to God for us.EvgeniaCalifornia, Help during deliveryReceived September 23, 2011, My sister was induced to start labor on July 2nd, 2011. It was one of the most intense experiences of our lives so far, but yet another story of St. John's continued wonderworking even to this day. (April, 1995), Enid services are held at the small chapel at St. Matthews Episcopal located at 518 W. Randolph Ave. Try, if it be possible, to have the funeral in Church and to have the Psalter read over the deceased until the funeral. It is an attainment of such spiritual height, that the abundance of God's grace which fills the saint overflows on all who associate with him. Thus, even after thy repose, thou dost reveal the Truth to those ignorant thereof, illumining the souls of the faithful, who cry out to thee such things as these:Rejoice, thou who with divine wisdom dost enlighten those who languish in unbelief.Rejoice, rainbow of quiet joys for the meek. Michael Maximovitch, the future Archbishop John, was born on June 4, 1896, in the village of Adamovka in the province of Kharkov in southern Russia. St. GREGORY THE GREAT, in answering the question, "Is there anything at all that can possibly benefit souls after death?" During the end of World War II, when communist power was beginning to affect China, he helped around 5,000 refugees escape to an island in the Philippines, then traveled to Washington D.C. to help amend the law to allow refugees into the United States. O beloved Hierarch John, while living amongst us thou didst see the future as if present, distant things as if near the hearts and minds of men as if they were thine own. And who shall tell, holy Father, the straits in which the condemned souls will find themselves in that place! The skin around my eye had red and purple blotches. Glorifying the wonders of a holy hierarch who once walked among us, we cry out to God: Alleluia! The estimates for work to the house were anywhere from $7000 to $10000. Graduate School acceptanceReceived January 17, 2013I was applying to graduate schools and I had a top choice that was completely out of my league due to my GMAT score. What does this mean? [4] There is absolutely no doubt that the teaching of the toll-houses is the teaching of the Orthodox Church. 543 . At this time, Nadezhda was reading the book on St. John Maximovitch and his miraculous healings. Several months passed, we tried conservative therapy, but there were no improvements. The soul is our very existence, the center of all our energies and our thoughts. By St. John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco . Through the prayers of our holy Father, Saint John The Wonderworker, and of All Thy Saints, O Lord, continue Thy mercy, and grant us the hope we must place in Thee! PRAYER to our Holy and God-bearing Father Hierarch John Maximovitch the New, Wonderworker of Shanghai and Western America. Before thy firm support of prayer, we cry with faith:Rejoice, sight to those who are blind.Rejoice, thou who by the power of prayer givest life to those on their bed of death.Rejoice, thou who with divine wisdom dost enlighten those in confusion and doubt.Rejoice, refreshing water to those perishing in the heat of sorrow.Rejoice, loving father to the orphaned and abandoned.Rejoice, holy teacher of those who seek the Truth.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! I had questioned my faith for so long and recieved much needed confirmation from blessed St John that day. My sister felt good after labor and delivery, as well. After talking to her for a while, we all sat together and talked about Dayna's headaches.He suggested that we go to visit Ostrog Monestary in Montenegro that has been spiritually beneficial to many. Get yourself to dark Hell. Like a spiritual daystar in heavens firmament, you encompassed the whole world and enlightened souls, hence your name is glorified throughout the East and West. St. John helped me find a job and saved me from getting fired from that job when my boss set me up with false accusations. Basil The Great (4th century) explains it this way: "Let no one deceive you with empty words; for destruction will come suddenly upon you; it will come like a storm. , . For with much wisdom didst thou explain the precepts of the true Faith, teaching us to sing with faith, hope and love to the one God in Trinity: Alleluia! (Pray one Our Father . It is doubtful that any one man gave so much protection and comfort as he to the Russian Orthodox people in exile after the Revolution of 1917; he was an unwearying and watchful shepherd of his sheep in China, the Philippines, Europe, and America. During his time here, he helped to inspire and build many churches and orphanages in the Orthodox communities of Shanghai. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. [7] The Apostolic Constitutions (1st/2nd century) teach that Memorials for the dead be served with "psalms and readings and prayers" on the third day after the death of our beloved one, on account of the Lord Jesus "who rose after three days. Glory to God! The pain started to subside immediately and she finally fell sleep. 5 (11) (November-December 1966), pp. ", But man was created for immortality, and by His resurrection Christ opened the gates of the Heavenly Kingdom, of eternal blessedness for those who have believed in Him and have lived righteously. I put holy oil from St. John's lamp on the skin all around my eye and eyelid and prayed very hard. Please continue to pray to God for us!Dn. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before. Yesterday I received the oil. St. Dorotheos (6th century) summarizes the teaching of the early Fathers in this way: "For as the Fathers tell us, the souls of the dead remember everything that happened here -- thoughts, words, desires -- and nothing can be forgotten. Child healed of viral infectionReceived on July 24, 2011. And so we also, marveling, cry out in awe:Rejoice, enlightener of those in the darkness of unbelief.Rejoice, thou who didst lead thy people from the Far East to the West.Rejoice, fountain of miracles poured forth by God.Rejoice, loving chastiser of those who have gone astray.Rejoice, swift consoler of those who repent of their sins.Rejoice, guide of those who walk the straight path.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! But we have received that even the souls which are held in hell and are already given over to eternal torments, whether in actual fact and experience or in hopeless expectation of such, although not in the sense of completely loosing them from torment or giving hope for final deliverance. At the very height of the sickness, Saint Theodosius appeared to him and said, "Serve tomorrow, you will be well." 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