[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. Our external, biological and earthly life ends with death, but the soul continues to live on. ", The champion of Orthodoxy against the Nestorian heresy, St. Cyril Of Alexandria likewise teaches: "When the soul is separated from the body it sees the fearful, wild, merciless and fierce demons standing by. 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. The same Father also says that the evil spirits observe the departure of the soul with so much more vigilant attention than do enemies over a besieged city or thieves over a treasury house. Show us who feel frightened and alone the same compassion that thou didst once show to the trembling fatherless ones.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.In thee we see the living likeness of our Maker, the living spirit of the Gospel and the foundation of our Faith.In the pure life that thou hast led during our sinful times, we see a model of virtue, a source of instruction and inspiration. 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. 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. A month prior to issues with the house we had read the book of Saint John Maximovich. 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. ", St. Theophan, in writing to the brother of a dying woman, says: "Your sister will not die; the body dies, but the personality of the dying one remains. She turned to doctors but they simply shrugged their shoulders and could say nothing concrete. Often this spiritual vision begins in the dying even before death, and while still seeing those around them and even speaking with them, they see what others do not see. I know for sure that every woman who has not yet had children and who truly believes in intercession of St. John to God can live the happiness that I and my husband live now.Georgiana Zaharia. Immediately he came to himself and saw that he was standing in the same place where he had stood for prayer. 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. He completely surrendered himself to God, presenting himself as a 'living sacrifice' and he became a true vessel of the Holy Spirit. The mother was very thankful to Archbishop John for the healing of her son and continues to pray to him with gratitude. Amen. Kontakion 10 Wishing to save the world, the Savior of all has sent a new saint among us and through him has called us out of the dark recesses of sin. 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. This is love!". Finally, I annointed the area directly above, below, and to the sides of his eye and our family prayed to St. John and to the Theotokos for our son to be healed. , . All such ones, we affirm, are helped by the prayers and Liturgies performed for them, with the cooperation of the Divine Goodness and Love for mankind. . 5 . ( ) , , . The soul moves and gives life to the body. I am writing this miracle that happened through the intercession of Saint John Maximovich to glorify God that works through His saint and also to give thanks to Saint John for not forgetting us the sinners and helping us. How can they encourage you spiritually to become a saint? St. John was born in Russia in 1896 in southern Russia and was given the baptismal name of Michael. For our deepest wish is to live forever with Him, with the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. . Teach us who call upon thee for help, O holy woderworker, to cry out in wonder unto God: Alleluia! OIKOS IAn angel in the flesh wast thou manifested in these latter times by the grace of God Who ever careth for men. Hiermonk John was consecrated a bishop in 1934 and assigned to the Diocese of Shanghai. 543 . They had all the details and even pictures. I also told St. John that I would tell everyone of how God has glorified him.In the next five years, I accompanied my mother to many doctor visits during her treatment and subsequent follow up at David Grant Hospital. Parish icon of St. John with scenes from his life, with a relic, resting on his cassock. When driving home I was 100% confident that I will have a job soon. After a week, she was again at services and stood weeping. 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. She was able to get scissors in to cut the cord, and though he came right out, he was purple and limp. How you will sigh! Saint John Maximovitch, pray to Christ our God for the Holy Orthodox Church, for the world, and for us all. The soul of the righteous is taken by the holy angels, passed through the air and is raised up. 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. Hearing this call to repentance, we, the unworthy ones, in turn cry out to God: Alleluia! Saint John is known for his healing powers. 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. 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! Yugoslavia [ edit] His family sought refuge in Yugoslavia and brought him to Belgrade in 1921. Our Patron Saint A longer biography can be found [here.] KONTAKION IVOverwhelmed by the tempest of perils, we know not how to praise thee worthily, O Hierarch John. My husband Alan (Andrew) was diagnosed with cancer stage IV, last year. KONTAKION XIIn thought, word and deed thy life was a hymn to the Most Holy Trinity, O most blessed John. St. John healed a possessed woman from my city after I brought oil and his icon to her. ", They prescribe Memorials on the ninth day "as a reminder of the living and the dead," as well as "on the fortieth day after death according to ancient practice.". Get down. The greatest earthly joy is undoubtedly the realization that we die honored and appreciated by all who knew us. Rejoice, blessed temple of the Holy Spirit. 3) Some time later, after Divine Liturgy, a Moleben was served with a Blessing of the Water. According to St. John, even the souls of innocent infants must pass through these toll-houses, for the all-evil devil seeks to snatch their souls, too. Thank you Lord for our son, and thank you St. John for your intercession. Having prayed, she came over to her sleeping son, crossed him and turned him on the other side. This is how the people of Israel mourned for the great Moses. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. OIKOS VIIIGiving thyself wholly unto Christ, O laborer of Christ's vineyard, thou knewest no rest even at the end of thy much-suffering life; help us, the unworthy, in our labors as we strive to be faithful to Christ, crying out in praise to thee:Rejoice, thou who didst endure unto the end and so didst attain salvation.Rejoice, thou who wast deemed worthy to die before the Icon of the Mother of God.Rejoice, thou who didst keep thy faith and courage in the midst of unjust persecution.Rejoice, thou who didst labor to the end for thy flock and didst repose, seated, as a hierarch.Rejoice, thou who didst comfort the flock by being buried among it.Rejoice, thou who workest wonders for those who come to thy relics with faith and love.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! 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. 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. There was a swelling on it the size of a chicken egg. 11 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from St. Mary's Episcopal Church: St. Mary's Episcopal Church was live. The information contained on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is for informational purposes only. It was during a trip to Seattle, Washington in 1966 that Archbishop John reposed, and his incorrupt relics now rest in the new Joy of All Who Sorrow cathedral in San Francisco. She still struggles with mental health, but she has remained clean and continues growing in her spiritual life. God Bless you! Wed like to inform of a miraculous healing accomplished through the intercession of St. John. Try, if it be possible, to have the funeral in Church and to have the Psalter read over the deceased until the funeral. The soul, meanwhile, cowers and terror encompasses it, and it makes as if to hide in the bosom of the Angels and there is a great discussion and must turmoil until that soul is delivered from the hands of the demons. Keep praying for us sinners. Also I was pregnant in first and second year after we married and I lost both babies at 8 and 10 weeks. Many people write St. John letters asking for his intercessions about their many worries, concerns, and illnesses. Received on June 5, 2011. The Holy Hierarch John Maximovitch was born in the Kharkov region in 1896, and reposed in Seattle in 1966. I thought I would be very happy to get that, but it would be too much to ask Saint John for it. She was in labor only for a few hours and delivery took less than 45 minutes. We annointed him with St. John's oil every day, placed an icon of the Theotokos inside his crib, and through the intercessions of St. John, the Theotokos, Saint Savvas the Sanctified, St. Savvas of Kalymnos, and St. Savas the Prince of Serbia, glory to God, our son was healed. Show us who feel frightened and alone the same compassion that thou didst once show to the trembling fatherless ones. We believe that Saint John prayed for us along with other saints. Bishop John (Maximovitch) Episcopal service Thank you Saint John Maximovich and thank you Lord Jesus and thank you Holy Mary. Child was healthy. He would often visit the sick with Holy Gifts and do so barefoot, no matter how cold it was. I love You very much Grandpa John and I Thank You for all your prayers! After a week, I asked Oleg about his hand. I ran it under cold water for an hour and prayed. Glory to God! glorified in Imperial Russia, St. John of Tobolsk was the distant ancestor, heav-enly patron, model, and guide of the newly-revealed Saint John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, the Wonder-worker. 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. Truly, we have nothing to offer thee, except if we begin to correct our lives, becoming new men instead of old. 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. 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. 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. St. MARK further explains the state of the departed in this way: Rather, both the one and the other must necessarily take place after the Judgment of that last day and the resurrection of all. 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 thee we see the living likeness of our Maker, the living spirit of the Gospel, and the foundation of our Faith. Rejoice, closet wherein Your holy labor of prayer was hidden. 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. Terrible indeed is the third day for the soul of the departed, and for this reason it especially needs prayers then for itself. 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. There have been many appearances of the dead and other occurrences which confirm how beneficial is the commemoration of the dead. The following should suffice, however, to illustrate the Orthodoxy of St. John Maximovitch's words: But that souls are delivered thanks to a certain purgatorial suffering and temporal fire which possesses such (a purgatorial) power and has the character of a help -- this we do not find in either Scripture or in the prayers and hymns for the dead, or in the words of the Teachers. Saint John of San Francisco, thank you. I had prayed about it to St. John and I even made the sign of the cross with the Holy Oil of St. John on my paperwork I mailed to the school. Christopher Flesoras' first Sunday at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church. It truly was an ugly sight - I wondered if those scars would ever heal. Wherefore, with them we also cry out to thee in thanksgiving:Rejoice, good shepherd who didst prepare for thy wandering flock a peaceful haven.Rejoice, thou who didst show the greatest care for children and the sick.Rejoice, helper of all who call thee with faith.Rejoice, for in thy weak body wast the power of God made manifest with abundance.Rejoice, thou who foilest the attacks of the unrighteous.Rejoice, destroyer of lies and exalter of truth.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! St. EUSTRATIUS THE GREAT MARTYR (4th century), St. NIPHON OF CONSTANTIA in Cyprus (4th century), St. SYMEON THE FOOL FOR CHRIST (6th century), St SYMEON OF THE WONDROUS MOUNTAIN (7th century). For a minute I thought about my dream job. Our Mother Church has also ordained common Memorials twice a year: on the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday and on the Saturday before the great feast of Holy Pentecost. Recently I had the privilage of attending services at Holy Virgin and having my first ever encounter with the relics of a saint. Being put to shame here means that the soul itself is thrown into hell.". Now marveling at thy patience and longsuffering, we all cry out to God: Alleluia! To this someone who has a little education expressed the following thought: The toll-houses are something frightful. This video shows you the interior of the Cathedral where lie the incorrupt relics of Saint John. I wiped his eye clean several times only to have more yellow discharge reappear in a matter of minutes. A miracle happened, my husband's cancer is in remission (complete remission). Yesterday I received the oil. ", St. Macarius Of Egypt writes of this: "When you hear that there are rivers of dragons and mouths of lions (cf. The next day I came across a job ad that was matching my skills very well and I sent my resume. Maximovitch was a patriot of his fatherland and was profoundly disappointed by what he saw as human weakness and impermanence during the tragic events of the 1917 Revolution. Margaret McFadden Mueller. 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. Alas! I had Unction served over the daughter and later gave her cotton saturated with oil from Archbishop Johns lampada. [2] He who departs from this world experiences much consolation when he sees friendly people surrounding his dead body. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. It was in July 2012. ", Therefore, panikhidas (i.e., Trisagion Prayers for the Dead) and prayer at home for the dead are beneficial to them, as are good deeds done in their memory, such as alms or contributions to the church. So, again with The Saint's Oil,and the prayer, I anointed her for separation of body and soul. 1 Source: The Orthodox Word, Vol. Have faith and the Lord will heal you. Archbishop John Maximovitch (1896-1966) was a spiritual phenomenon. And who shall tell, holy Father, the straits in which the condemned souls will find themselves in that place! Rejoice, thunder to those obstinate in sin.Rejoice, lightning burning up heresies. "How can you, O Saint, ask my prayers, when you yourself stand at the heavenly Throne and grant to people God's mercy?" Child healed of viral infectionReceived on July 24, 2011. Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. Within a week we found 2 contractors that completed the work for only $1200!!! John and his family were forced to flee Russia when the Bolshevik revolutionaries came. Born: June 4, 1896 Died: July 2, 1966 Glorification Date: July 2, 1994 Commemoration Dates: July 2 ( ). 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. Enter the building through the north entrance; the chapel is immediately to your left. : ? Yet offering to God what we have, we cry out to thee thus:Rejoice, thou who didst protect thy children by thine unceasing prayer!Rejoice, thou who didst ever guard thy flock with the sign of the Cross.Rejoice, thou whose love knew no bounds of country or race.Rejoice, bright luminary beloved of all.Rejoice, model of unceasing prayer and loving kindness.Rejoice, bestower of spiritual consolation upon those in need.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! St. John is the greatest saint and he has become like a grandfather to me. But the soul senses the prayers offered for it and is grateful to those who make them and is spiritually close to them. * Wherefore, cease not to entreat Christ, that He show mercy and redeem our souls. 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. 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! And Basil The Great, in the prayers read at Pentecost, writes literally the following: But if souls have departed this life in faith and love, while nevertheless carrying with themselves certain faults, whether small ones over which they have not repented at all, or great ones for which -- even though have repented over them -- they did not undertake to show fruits of repentance: such souls, we believe, must be cleansed from this kind of sins, but not by means of some purgatorial fire or a definitive punishment in some place (for this, as we have said, has not at all been handed down to us). 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! God glorifies His saints! It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 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. You can also read about many of his miracles and responses to his letters here. We can do nothing better or greater for the dead than to pray for them, offering commemoration for them at the Liturgy. Heb 11:33, Ps 22:21) and dark powers under the sky and burning fire (Jer 20:9) that crackles in the members of the body, you must know this: unless you receive the earnest of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 1:22; 5:5), at the hour when your soul is separated from the body, the evil demons hold fast to your soul and do not suffer you to rise up to heaven. 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