My eye hurt terribly. Help received during pregnancyReceived on May 11, 2011. Eph 6:12), the writings of all the Church Fathers (both ancient and modern) and throughout the prayers of the Church. If you have an account of assistance received from St. John and would like to share it with others, please submit the details here: http://www.sfsobor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152. In the first hours and days she will be around you. The Apostle, knowing that the aerial powers are seeking only one thing, are concerned over it with all fervor, exert themselves and strive to deprive us of a free passage to heaven, exhorts: 'Take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day (Eph 6:13), that the adversary may be put to shame, having no evil thing to say of us (Tit 2:8).". I don't remember how I formulated the internet search, but one of the first links that came up was about St. John, The Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco. Therefore, in the person whose heart is pure and a stranger to passion, they cannot find anything to wrangle over; on the contrary, the opposing quality will strike them like arrows of lightning. But if the soul is found clean and sinless, it goes up the Heaven with such joy.". Several months passed, we tried conservative therapy, but there were no improvements. But, somehow, it felt like home. She also was shining and said with wonder "God spoke to me, and said" things which could only have been The Lord, giving her His peace and showing her Himself, and That Place where all His Saints repose.She fell asleep after receiving peace from the torment and anguish she had suffered for 16 months. [2]. These growths had rapidly become ulcerous and had begun to multiply. Myself and my mother started to pray to the Saint for help. If God the Father chose Her, God the Holy Spirit . Beholding the grace bestowed upon thee, we know that God hath not abandoned His people. The diagnosis was a frightful one, cancer of the breast. ", In another place St. John says that these evil spirits are called "persecutors and revenue officials and collectors of taxes in the Sacred Scripture." At this time, Nadezhda was reading the book on St. John Maximovitch and his miraculous healings. Being put to shame here means that the soul itself is thrown into hell.". , . Her husband, a military man, later came to me and told me that her leg had developed some infected growths. I have connected with my birth family on my mother's side. Glory to God! [3] At this time (the third day), it passes through legions of evil spirits which obstruct its path and accuse it of various sins, to which they themselves had tempted it. Seeing the beauty of thy virtues, we cry out to thee:Rejoice, thou who from earliest childhood wast adorned in piety.Rejoice, thou who didst ever live in fear of God and do His holy will.Rejoice, thou who didst manifest the grace of God through good deeds done secretly.Rejoice, thou who dost hearken to the prayers of those in distress.Rejoice, thou who didst hasten, full of love, to save thy neighbors.Rejoice, joy to all who fall down before thee with faith.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! In a little over a week even that was gone. So, I picked a day and went there one morning in early March of 2009. They had all the details and even pictures. "Sanctity is not merely a virtue. 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. (1995). And the angels and the demons reckon up, and if they find the good greater than the evil, the angels seize the soul and take it up the next rung, while the demons gnash their teeth like wild dogs and make haste the snatch that pitiable soul from the hands of the Angels. I decided that I would start looking for a job after the Holidays, but decided to read the akathist to Saint Nicholas every Thursday or more often if possible. Included in this section are the historical accounts of those Saints who labored for the Church here in North America. . 4 , , , . . . . ! ! I wiped his eye clean several times only to have more yellow discharge reappear in a matter of minutes. O wondrous hierarch John, thou didst stretch thy heart to encompass within it a multitude of people from among diverse nations and peoples who honor thee. The Holy Archdiocese does not exercise any administrative oversight or assignment authority over clergy that are not part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. What is Orthodox Christianity? Katherin McFadden fell asleep in the Lord on July 12, 2006, five and half years after the pneumonia revealed the large cell carincoma going through her chest wall. ", St. John Of Damascus vividly describes the state of the soul, parted from the body but still on earth, helpless to contact the loved ones whom it can see, in the Orthodox Funeral Service: "Woe is me! St. Ignatius Brianchaninov cites over 20 examples of references to the Toll-houses in the Divine service books and this is not a complete list! A grim angel (i.e., a demon) will come to take and drag violently the soul that has been tied to sins; and your soul will turn toward here and will suffer silently, having already been excluded from the organ of mourning (the body). After its separation from the body it continues to live, to exist, to have awareness. Glory to God for His servant, John!Xenia LanerganMystery revealedReceived October 27, 2014For as long as I can remember, God and his son have been a part of my life though I did not pay them their dues. Significantly, all of this testimony is confirmed by the liturgical prayers of the Church. This is why the holy angles of God who met and received us rejoiced, the righteous greeted us with joy and the saints with delight said, 'Welcome, the lambs of Christ!'". Amen. Child healed of viral infectionReceived on July 24, 2011. Rejoice O holy Hierarch John, wonderworker of the latter times. The testimonials below are accounts from people who have chosen to write to us about the miraculous help they received through the prayers of St. John. Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. You can also read about many of his miracles and responses to his letters. Little Savas John's eye now appears clear and healed. St. John was born in Russia in 1896 in southern Russia and was given the baptismal name of Michael. After living there for a few years the landlord said he didn't want to rent it out anymore and we needed to find another place and fast. I have since had a dream of her, walking away from me in a white dress with one word written on the top of one arm. 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.We know that in this thou wast illumined by God, with Whom thou wast ever in the mystical communion of prayer, and with Whom thou now abidest eternally.As thou once didst hear the mental petitions of thy far-scattered flock even before they could speak to thee, so now hear our prayers and bring them before the Lord. She had no intention of remaining clean upon entry but through God's mercy a series of errors kept her long enough to truly feel and appreciate sobriety. This site has been made possible by a grant from Leadership 100. But it is quite possible that the demons, instead of something frightful, might present something seductive. What manner of ordeal doth the soul endure when it is parted from the body! , , . She began meeting with a kind and loving local priest and became baptized at Pascha the following year. Get going to that worm that never sleeps.'. But what he did against virtue or against his evil passions, he remembers and none of this is lost. I beg you also, when you will serve the Liturgy, to commemorate my parents" -- and he gave their names (Priest Nikita and Maria). It is an extensive collection of writings, and much of it is beyond the focus of this limited study. St. John Chrysostom, describing the hour of death, teaches: St. Isaiah The Recluse (6th century) teaches that Christians should. PRAYER to our Holy and God-bearing Father Hierarch John Maximovitch the New, Wonderworker of Shanghai and Western America. John and his family were forced to flee Russia when the Bolshevik revolutionaries came. May I now, O Lord, be able to do Your will for the . 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! Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). In 1934 he was made Bishop of Shanghai, where he served until the . In December 2000, my mother Kathrin J. McFadden was told she had pneumonia because a large cell lung carcinoma had gone through her chest wall. As soon as someone has reposed, immediately call or inform a priest, so he can read the Prayers appointed to be read over all Orthodox Christians after death. A few years ago we lived in San Francisco and that's where I first heard about St. John. While he resided in California, he established the new cathedral, dedicated to the Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of the Mother of God. Invoke the mercy of God, that we may one day join thee in His Kingdom. , , , , - . Containing dozens of never before published photographs, and with interviews with many who knew St. John very well, this DVD is an inspiring and fitting tribute to this wonderworker who is loved by Orthodox Christians all over the world. As college students, how can we emulate his passion and surrender to Gods will? 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. Then if it be that that soul is condemned, the demons bear it off to below the earth, to a dark and distressing spot. 1 Source: The Orthodox Word, Vol. [1] But his soul continues to live. O relatives and close ones of the dead! Researching her prognosis from a lung oncology text, I found out that 98% of patients with this symptom die within six months of the pneumonia, and the other 2% within 12 months.Her doctor at UCDMC prescribed pallative chemotherapy and radiation to be admnistered at David Grant Hospital. I asked her why she was weeping and all she could say was that everything was fine. They seek whether people might have some of their goods. She was living with my father not too far from our current apartment and that was another reason I didn't want to move too far away from this area of the city so I could still visit her frequently. In the evening he would begin to fall asleep but the cough continued to torment him. St. Theophan the Recluse, in a message to a dying woman, writes: "You will not die. Dear In Christ Brothers and Sisters of Saint John Cathedral. The soul of the righteous is taken by the holy angels, passed through the air and is raised up. Wherefore all thy children look to thee with love in gratitude cry out to God: Alleluia! Giving thanks to God for thine apostolic labors we cry out to Him: Alleluia! Speaking about the courageous athletes of the faith, he teaches that they too will be scrutinized by the "revenue officials," that is, by the evil spirits. Last year I found out that I was pregnant and I was so happy but also very scared. In December 2012 both my mother and my mother-in-law came visiting from Russia.The most important thing for them was to take a pilgrimage to St John The Wonderworker. Many people write St. John letters asking for his intercessions about their many worries, concerns, and illnesses. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before. His mother, a professional medical worker, was very frightened because at one time he had been rushed to the hospital by ambulance with these same symptoms. Give to us who have fallen into sin, confusion and despair the same stern yet loving instruction that thou didst once give to thy chosen flock. On the second application, I was applying the oil to my vertical scare, fumbled with the bottle, and the oil spilled in a perfect line to make a cross on my knee. I have no doubt that St. John's intercessions were responsible for my mother's survival beyond the prognosis for large cell lung cancer.St. I've visited St. John's relics in San Francisco twice in 2011.The healing of my soul and body started when I first stepped into church and still continues today. 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. Rejoice, blessed temple of the Holy Spirit. , . These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The next day I got a call from our real estate agent and she said that there is a great newly renovated apartment in our price range. The pain started to subside immediately and she finally fell sleep. St. John is the greatest saint and he has become like a grandfather to me. Having prayed, she came over to her sleeping son, crossed him and turned him on the other side. 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. (Saint John revered the memory of Saint Theodosius, believing in the power of his prayerful intercession before the Lord. They gave her various creams but these did not help her. She no longer gave him any medication, only some holy water. Shortly after I annointed him, a small amount of clear discharge appeared in his eye. 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. OIKOS IVThose near and far have heard of the greatness of thy miracles, which are made manifest by the mercy of God even to our days. KONTAKION IVOverwhelmed by the tempest of perils, we know not how to praise thee worthily, O Hierarch John. The pain was growing in force until she could no longer suffer it and needed to get me up to give her a pain pill and take her to the doctor. Thou shouldst truly be praised from the heavens, and not from earth, O father John, for our words are feeble beside thy deeds. For the dark custom officials saw our spotless body and were put to shame; they saw the soul good and pure and were embarrassed; they say the tongue immaculate and pure and blameless and they were silenced; we passed by and humiliated them. Saint John is known for his healing powers. But just as at the hour of death the dead body is surrounded by relatives and friends, so also is the soul, which abandons the body and is directed towards its heavenly homeland, accompanied by the spiritual beings related to it. A miracle happened, my husband's cancer is in remission (complete remission). What is that significance? Probably the clearest and most comprehensive account of the toll-houses is that given by an angel of the Lord to St. Macarius Of Egypt: The angels then show whatever good the soul has done, charity or prayer or liturgies or fasting or anything else. 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. Certain individuals and institutions are presented for reference purposes only and may not be under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. The sight was awful. Subsequently we received Holy Oil from Saint John's vigil lamp and gave oil to our Orthodox church congregation and in return many believers at our church, healed their headaches, eye afflictions, heart bypass surgeries, pancreatic cancer, arthritic joints,etc. 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! Within a few seconds of anointing our son, he coughed slightly, then again, then began crying. In the spring of 2008 our 1-year-old daughter Maria fell ill with a viral infection of the skin. When I was done, I looked in the mirror and saw the damage. KONTAKION VIPreaching salvation though slow of speech, thou wast shown to be like a new Moses, leading thy people out of the captivity of the godless, O all-blessed John. KONTAKION XIIn thought, word and deed thy life was a hymn to the Most Holy Trinity, O most blessed John. They also send and leave him mail, sharing their prayer requests and concerns in letters. .10 2013 . My daughter healed!Received June 12, 2014. I had asked the priest to serve a moleben for us, I was reading the akafist to St. John and the whole bill was written off by the grace of God. Alter Holy Communion, Alga had been anointed with the oil of St. John. People travel great distances to see and venerate him and wrap themselves in his robes. Until then changes are possible in the condition of souls, especially through offering for them the Bloodless Sacrifice (commemoration at the Liturgy), and likewise by other prayers. . , , , . 01 Mar 2023 01:13:17 These cookies do not store any personal information. Your prayers will do the same; do not forget to do this. Here wast thee called to suffer persecution and by thine patience, righteousness and instruction to guide the flock, and didst erect the church of the Mother of God, the Joy of All Who Sorrow. OIKOS XThou art a wall sheltering us from adversity, O father John, for through thy heavenly intercessions are we delivered from the attacks of demonic passions and from afflictions which beset us on earth. Saints Constantine & Helen Orthodox Christian Church, Preparatory & Thanksgiving Prayers for Holy Communion, Small Supplication to the Most Holy Theotokos, AKATHIST TO SAINT JOHN THE WONDERWORKER (MAXIMOVITCH), Supplication to Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri. How terrible these demons and their toll-houses are may be seen in the fact that Mother of God Herself, when informed by the Archangel Gabriel of Her approaching death, answering her prayer, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself appeared from heaven to receive the soul of His Most Pure Mother and conduct it to heaven. Teach us who call upon thee for help, O holy woderworker, to cry out in wonder unto God: Alleluia! It was not happening due to my health issues, and doctors said they were not sure if it would happen at all, and recommended to do IVF or adopt. But being in the middle of the night, she was hesitant. KONTAKION IIIBy the power of the grace of God wast thou manifest as a father to orphans and instructor of the young, raising them in the fear of God and preparing them for the service of God. , , . : - , . For a minute I thought about my dream job. They might present something deceptive and seductive, according to the kinds of passions, to the soul as it passes through one after the other. Amen. I know, one should not make promises, but I made a promise to improve my Christian life in a certain way. Wherefore do not cease to entreat Christ that He show mercy and redeem our souls. (Mode 5). [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. Saint John Maximovitch's ascetical struggles and constant prayer throughout his life as a bishop had a mixture of reactions from those who were under his leadership. Valentina A. recounted that her daughter, an architect by profession, had a swelling in her breast. 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. It was an experience that is very hard to explain.We planned our trip over Easter weekend.Being Orthodox, it is not unusual to spend the entire Easter weekend attending different services.We went to services on Great Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter.The service were in old Slavonic and Russian. In the course of two days the soul is permitted to roam the earth, wherever it wills, in the company of the angels that are with it. "This man, who appears weak is, in fact, a miracle of ascetic steadfastness and determination in our time of universal spiritual weakening." This documentary is the first of its kind on St John Maximovitch. In addition to these Memorials, our holy Church has ordained that the Sabbath (Saturday) be a day of commemoration of the Holy Martyrs and of all the deceased. My husband and I were getting discouraged by the search but deep in my heart I knew we would find a place that we needed. And they come again to another rung and there find another toll-house, fiercer and more horrible. In the account of Theodora, the bag from which the angels took in order to be separated from the tax-collectors was the prayers of her elder. He was given the baptismal name of Michael, after the Holy Archangel Michael. FROM APOSTOLIC TIMES and to our days all who truly love Christ give veneration to Her Who gave birth to Him, raised Him and protected Him in the days of His youth. OIKOS IAn angel in the flesh wast thou manifested in these latter times by the grace of God Who ever careth for men. The souls of the dead do not lose their consciousness, they do not even lose their dispositions -- that is, hope and fear, joy and grief, and something of that which they expect for themselves at the Universal Judgment they begin already to foretaste.". And woe to that soul in which that person was born. My grandmother passed away 2 months later, I was with her and I am so grateful that I could spend these last weeks with her.Elena LewisCranial abnormalities disappear overnight!Received August 14, 2013, TestimonialDouglas WirnowskiResuscitation of our son at birthReceived June 19, 2013, We've chosen to have home births for several reasons, and the first two experiences were wonderful so we found another midwife in 2011 during seminary for our third child. 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. After venerating St. John's incorupt relics at Holy Virgin Mary Joy of All Who Sorrow, and placing the names "birth mother" and "Birth father" on the prayer sheets, I received a call from an agency I had contacted with my information. Bishop John (Maximovitch) Episcopal service 5 (11) (November-December 1966), pp. This day is continued, in as much as the death of man is also continued at the same time, Sunday, however, is the "day of the Resurrection, the eighth day, which symbolizes the anticipated age of eternity, the resurrection of the dead and the endless kingdom of God.". With them pray thou today in heaven on behalf of us who chant on earth: Alleluia! OIKOS IIIThou shouldst truly be praised from the heavens, and not from earth, O father John, for our words are feeble beside thy deeds. On the third day, He Who Himself rose from the dead on the third day, commands the Christian soul, in imitation of His Resurrection, to ascend to the Heavens to worship the God of all. She began to treat him with various medications. The soul is our very existence, the center of all our energies and our thoughts. I read testimonials to St. John and with tears, I began to pray for her in front of a large icon of St. John in my church, I asked that he intercede for her as I didn't know what was wrong. Yesterday I received the oil. If the soul is found to have lived piously and in a way pleasing to God, it is received by the holy angels and transferred to that ineffable joy of the blessed and eternal life. We are a family from Iasi, Romania, married four years ago. In another place, St. Theophan (continuing his letter to the brother of the woman who was about to die) writes: Having begun thus, remain in unceasing crying out to God to help her, for the course of six weeks, and indeed for longer than that. It is the attainment of such spiritual heights, that the abundance of God's grace which fills the saint overflows as well on all those who associate with him. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. . This is how the people of Israel mourned for the great Moses. 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. ", This same Father also teaches us: "When the soul abandons the body a certain great mystery is enacted. In addition to this, when Savas John was born he was in the NICU at the hospital, for several days due to a blood condition. We invite you to prayerfully consider sharing the resources given to you by God with a donation to the Archdiocese. And although I studied and studied, I couldn't get my score to improve. Orthodox Spiritual Music, Relaxing Sleep Music,Meditation Music, Relaxing Music, Stress Relief - Watch video Watch video in high quality , . Also I was pregnant in first and second year after we married and I lost both babies at 8 and 10 weeks. 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. The virtuous soul is surrounded by bright angels of light, while the sinful soul is surrounded by dark and evil beings, that is, the demons. But especially beneficial for them is commemoration at the Divine Liturgy. Look down at the humility of our words, which we offer out of love" for thee, and help us, O saint of God, to cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, so that we may labor for the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him with trembling. OIKOS IXOrators find it impossible to describe thy life of sanctity with their many and eloquent words, O righteous father John, for thou didst become a living dwelling-place for the grace of the ineffable God. The thoughts he speaks of are those of this world, about houses and possessions, parents and children, and business transactions. Thou didst travel to the ends of the earth to save thy flock and proclaim the glad tidings of the Gospel to those in darkness. We find this teaching in Holy Scripture (cf. Blessed be St John the Wonderworker!Dan Mamula Received July 16, 2014. They also send and leave him mail, sharing their prayer requests and concerns in letters. I was hoping that it would be something that I could do, because I didn't want to disappoint co-workers. 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