St. John Maximovitch is one of the only incorrupt saints in America. , , . 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. He is also helping different people that I pray for. 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. And so, we entreat God and believe to deliver the departed (from eternal torment), and not from any other torment or fire apart from those torments and that fire which have been proclaimed to be forever.". St. Macarius Of Alexandria (having received the teaching not from men but from an angel) explains: "When an offering (i.e., the Eucharist) is made in Church on the third day, the soul of the departed receives from its guardian angel relief from the sorrow it feels as a result of the separation from the body. 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. 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. 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. He usually appears in my dreams and heals me, it has happened several times. In my presence during the next five years, her oncologist and the nursing staff repeatedly said, "Mrs. McFadden we do not know why you are still alive." 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. Phone: (212) 570-3500Contact, Download VCFJoin our Mailing ListsDonate. The next thing I found out was that driving to the Holy Virgin Cathedral "Joy of all who sorrow" would take me about a couple of hours. The Veneration of the Mother of God During Her Earthly Life. We spent the weekend praying for our daughter. Again, in another hymn to THE THEOTOKOS (from the Monday Matins service) we pray: "At the fearful hour of death free us from the horrible decision of the demons seeking to condemn us." Many who died in repentance, but who were unable to manifest this while they were alive, have been freed from tortures and have obtained repose. OIKOS IAn angel in the flesh wast thou manifested in these latter times by the grace of God Who ever careth for men. 2023Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Current Schedule: Please help support our Cathedral by clicking on the Donate button below. She began meeting with a kind and loving local priest and became baptized at Pascha the following year. Joel. (1995). She will be just as alive as you are now. 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. 1 Source: The Orthodox Word, Vol. Later in 1946, he was named the Archbishop of China. At the very height of the sickness, Saint Theodosius appeared to him and said, "Serve tomorrow, you will be well." Glory to God!Savina, Healing of infantReceived December 16, 2011, A miracle just took place this evening, Friday December 16, 2011. We can do nothing better or greater for the dead than to pray for them, offering commemoration for them at the Liturgy. My son Daniel is now 10 months, he is a healthy and happy baby, and we constantly thank St. John for helping to bring him in this world.VeraGratitude to St. JohnReceived June 24, 2014 , . Orthodox Spiritual Music, Relaxing Sleep Music,Meditation Music, Relaxing Music, Stress Relief - Watch video Watch video in high quality The soul is our very existence, the center of all our energies and our thoughts. He was given the baptismal name of Michael, after the Holy Archangel Michael. People travel great distances to see and venerate him and wrap themselves in his robes. Rejoice, blessed temple of the Holy Spirit. 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. 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. Only she will not say anything, and you won't be able to see her; but she will be right here. Thank you Saint John Maximovich and thank you Lord Jesus and thank you Holy Mary. They might present something deceptive and seductive, according to the kinds of passions, to the soul as it passes through one after the other. PRAYER to our Holy and God-bearing Father Hierarch John Maximovitch the New, Wonderworker of Shanghai and Western America. The greatest earthly joy is undoubtedly the realization that we die honored and appreciated by all who knew us. By the time we got home the headaches were in full force again. The first treatment was in Mid-May, and the prognosis for her life expectancy remained the same. The miracle is she had true peace, no fear, and was ready for departure when it came. But before we went there, we should go to venerate relics of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco. It grew and the daughter turned to a doctor for help. 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. 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. 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. The thoughts he speaks of are those of this world, about houses and possessions, parents and children, and business transactions. 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. Keep praying for us sinners. At this time, Nadezhda was reading the book on St. John Maximovitch and his miraculous healings. I had Unction served over the daughter and later gave her cotton saturated with oil from Archbishop Johns lampada. Enter the building through the north entrance; the chapel is immediately to your left. Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger tell about a beloved saint. 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. Then the holy angels with profound regret abandon the soul and it is received by those dark demons so that may fling it with much malevolence into the prisons of Hades.". 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! 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.". 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. In August 2008 I went on business to San Francisco and took holy oil from the lampada in the sepulchre of Archbishop John. I really believe that because of our experience at the cathedral, we felt more at ease pursuing treatment with Dr. Ducic. [2]. They gave her various creams but these did not help her. 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. , . 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. (1994), 2) Our altar boy, Oleg S., asked me after church services to anoint his hand. 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. Containing dozens of never before published photographs, and with interviews with many who knew St. John very well . 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. Saint John is known for his healing powers. I am so thankful to Saint John for hearing my prayers and knowing my hearts desire of being able to get into this school. Have faith and the Lord will heal you. the servant of God,XeniaMother with Terminal Cancer lives 5 additional years. 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. Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. [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. 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. ", 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. 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! When we moved back to Moscow, Russia we rented a small apartment near our kids' school. For you shone forth with the grace of the Son of Righteousness, O John, our beloved shepherd. KONTAKION XDesiring to save the world, the Savior of all hath sent unto us a new saint and through him hath called us forth from the dark abyss of sin. I was lying in bed for 8 months taking drugs and wiped over my belly the oil from St. John. As a result, he made the decision to dedicate his life to serving God. ,., ! ., Son's ankle healed immediately Received June 8, 2014, My son had pain in his ankle for a couple of weeks and I was unable to help him We rubbed the oil from St John on his ankle and asked for St John's help and the pain went away immediately. 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. ", Every one of us who desires to manifest his love for the dead and give them real help, can do this best of all through prayer for them, and particularly by commemorating them at the Liturgy, when the particles which are cut out for the living and the dead are let fall into the Blood of the Lord with the words: "Wash away, O Lord, the sins of those here commemorated by Thy Precious Blood and by the prayers of Thy saints.". 501 West 27th Street,Cheyenne, WY 82001Phone: 307.635.5929 | Email the Parish Office. She still struggles with mental health, but she has remained clean and continues growing in her spiritual life. Basil. Recently I had the privilage of attending services at Holy Virgin and having my first ever encounter with the relics of a saint. What is the significance of having a strong group of Orthodox friends as a college student? Saint John is known for his healing powers. 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). He said he himself did not even notice when that swelling had disappeared. He was a member of the Little Russian noble family of Maximovitch, to which St. John of Tobolsk also had belonged. She anointed the ailing spot several times by making the Sign of the Cross. 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. If the deceased has departed unrepentant, a host of demons and rejected angels and dark powers receive that soul and keep it with them. 2022. For example, in Small Compline we ask THE MOTHER OF GOD to "be merciful to me not only in this miserable life, but also at the time of my death; take care of my miserable soul and banish far from it the dark and sinister faces of the evil demons. They seek whether people might have some of their goods. They had all the details and even pictures. Eleven years later he was moved to San Francisco, where he began as the Archbishop, where he followed after his longtime friend, Archbishop Tikhon. 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.". ", This truth is confirmed by various liturgical services. It only goes over to another order of life. St. John is the greatest saint and he has become like a grandfather to me. We all prayed before his relics and asked St John to send my husband and me healthy children. He was a member of the Little Russian noble family of Maximovitch, to which St. John of Tobolsk also had belonged. While tossing and turning she spotted a bottle of holy oil from the relics of St. John of San Francisco on her night stand. 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. . I have searched for so many years to find the records in order to know from where I come. St. ATHANASIUS THE GREAT, in his famous life of St. Antony, describes the following: In their accusation the demons uttered many brazen lies; but since their slanders were wanting in proof, a free path opened for Antony. 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. While he resided in California, he established the new cathedral, dedicated to the Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of the Mother of God. There were many lesions on her skin, particularly on the face, and doctors said conservative treatment was very unlikely to be successful. What is that significance? 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. Having prayed, she came over to her sleeping son, crossed him and turned him on the other side. 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. St. John, Pray to God for us, sinners!Vera M. in PA. Grace from God's MercyReceived on August 8, 2011In April 2008, Holy Father John healed me by his prayers, through a dream, taking me to His sepulchre, and removing grief from my mind and heart. Limitless and without consolation would have been our sorrow for close ones who are dying, if the Lord had not given us eternal life. Thereafter he ministered in Europe, serving as Bishop first in Paris then in Brussels, until he became Archbishop of San Francisco in 1962. Beseech the most compassionate God, that He grant us forgiveness of sins, that we may come wakefully to our senses, and cry out to God, asking that we be given the spirit of humility, the fear of God and piety in all the ways of our life. In 1921, during the Russian Civil War, his family fled to Belgrade, joining the ranks of Russian exiles in Serbia, where he later became a monk and was ordained priest. He served the Divine Liturgy daily, slept little more than an hour a day, and kept a strict fast until the evening. . 4 , , , . . . . ! ! Therefore, the soul loving the body, sometimes wanders about the house in which its body has been laid out, and thus spends two days like a bird seeking its nest. And woe to that soul in which that person was born. , . St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church, You can view our Sunday services via live stream link, Saturday Divine Liturgy 8am ; Vespers 6pm. It is likewise good to send contributions for commemoration to monasteries, as well as to Jerusalem, where there is constant prayer at the holy places. According to various revelations there are twenty such obstacles, the so-called "toll-houses," at each of which one or another form of sin is tested; after passing through one the soul comes upon the next one, and only after successfully passing through all of them can the soul continue its path without being immediately cast into gehenna. 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. These cookies do not store any personal information. KONTAKION IIBeholding the abundance and variety of thy virtues, O holy Hierarch, we see in thee a living source of God's wonders in our time. Get back. the priest-monk asked. Services are conducted DAILY at the Cathedral: Liturgy, Vespers & Matins. Archbishop Johns abundant miracles both before and after his death testify to his love for the people. O thou who didst depart this temporal life unto life eternal, to which the all-pure Mistress, the Directress of the Russian diaspora, guided thee by her wonder-working Kursk-Root Icon, whose companion thou wast on the day of thy repose, thou dost now rejoice in the choir of the saints who glorify the one God, Who is worshipped in Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. KONTAKION XIIn thought, word and deed thy life was a hymn to the Most Holy Trinity, O most blessed John. If God the Father chose Her, God the Holy Spirit . Neither have the first yet received the inheritance of the Kingdom and those good things 'which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man' (1 Cor 2:9); nor have the second part yet been given over to eternal torments nor to burning in the unquenchable fire. But, somehow, it felt like home. 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. II, No. God glorifies His saints! I decided to apply to the school anyway. Get down. Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer with nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, pray to Them for me and obtain my request. Even those thoroughly familiar with the life of St John will find this documentary contains much that they . We were looking for a miracle to happen in San Francisco. 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. And although I studied and studied, I couldn't get my score to improve. As thou wast a merciful nurturer of orphans and a skilled instructor on earth, be thou now a guide and Christian understanding for us amid the turmoil of the Church; hearken to the groaning of the troubled youth of our corrupt times, who are tempest-tossed by most wicked demonic possession, and mercifully regard the despondency of our weak pastors, caused by the inroads of the corrupting spirit of this world, and who languish in idle indifference. Also I was pregnant in first and second year after we married and I lost both babies at 8 and 10 weeks. 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. Alas! In the first hours and days she will be around you. It was not even reported in my credit history. Then if it be that that soul is condemned, the demons bear it off to below the earth, to a dark and distressing spot. St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church. I have connected with my birth family on my mother's side. With great gratitude to the church.Veselina,Ruse,Bulgaria, House helpReceived June 7, 2012Last year my mother's house needed urgent sewer and bathroom repairs due to sewer gases escaping in the house. At the time of its accounting the angels offer in turn the soul's good works. Hiermonk John was consecrated a bishop in 1934 and assigned to the Diocese of Shanghai. The sight was awful. To this someone who has a little education expressed the following thought: The toll-houses are something frightful. Amen. Your prayers will do the same; do not forget to do this. These growths had rapidly become ulcerous and had begun to multiply. 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. Alter Holy Communion, Alga had been anointed with the oil of St. John. Rent is pretty expensive in Moscow besides I didn't want to move too far away from our kids' school as I was expecting another child and knew it would be impossible for me to take the metro with the infant to get the older children to school if we move to another part of the city.We also wanted to sign a rent lease for at least 2-3 years ( usually in Russia the lease is signed for a year) to avoid this hassle again and to fix the price)but hardly anyone wanted such a long term lease. What manner of ordeal doth the soul endure when it is parted from the body! I was sure I will see my baby for this time because of St. John. We send the enclosed donation with our gratitude and thanks. 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. This teaching is also given by St. Isidoros Of Pelusium, St. Symeon The New Theolgian and St. Gregory The Theologian. Saint John of San Francisco, thank you. Shortly thereafter, she requested that I take her to a detox center (she confided that she was addicted to heroin). . This word is read during the epistle for funerals in The Holy Orthodox Faith. However, the infants make the following confession (according to St. John): "We have passed by the evil spirits without suffering any harm. : ? But some must be cleansed in the very departure from the body (as St. Gregory The Dialogist literally shows); while others must be cleansed after the departure from the body, before they come to worship God and are honored with the lot of the blessed, or -- if their sins were more serious and bind them for a longer duration -- they are kept in hell, but not in order to remain forever in fire and torment, but as it were in prison and confinement under guard. John Maximovitch intercede on our behalf! At the end of the Moleben, I anointed all communicants with the oil of St. John Maximovitch. Amen. About a month before Easter this spring, our priest came to our house to talk with Dayna and to give her communion. 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. We invite you to prayerfully consider sharing the resources given to you by God with a donation to the Archdiocese. ", 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.". With prayer she had anointed the painful area. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Thou hast gone over unto the life unaging, unto the other world, yet thou art in truth not far from us, for heaven is closer to us than our own souls. Bishop John (Maximovitch) Episcopal service Get yourself to dark Hell. 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. 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. Teach us who call upon thee for help, O holy woderworker, to cry out in wonder unto God: Alleluia! Official Documents | Terms of Use | Copyright Sources. 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! And they come again to another rung and there find another toll-house, fiercer and more horrible. You can send your prayers to: St. John Maximovitch c/o Holy Virgin Cathedral "Joy of All Who Sorrow" 6210 Geary Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94121 - An episode of the Tending the Garden of our Hearts podcast on Ancient Faith Radio Because of his faith, he received healing from a serious illness through the prayers of Saint Theodosius. Our priest told him we were coming there and why. By St. John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco . Our external, biological and earthly life ends with death, but the soul continues to live on. I put holy oil from St. John's lamp on the skin all around my eye and eyelid and prayed very hard. Saint Nino Orthodox Church - Stillwater, OK, Orthodox Church in Stillwater and Enid - Oklahoma. A month prior to issues with the house we had read the book of Saint John Maximovich. How can St. John Maximovitch intercede for us? In 1934 he was made Bishop of Shanghai, where he served until the Communists came to power. The next day I came across a job ad that was matching my skills very well and I sent my resume. O how you will be troubled at the hour of death for yourself! 543 . But the soul senses the prayers offered for it and is grateful to those who make them and is spiritually close to them. Now, however, both the one and the other are in places proper to them: the first, in absolute repose and free, are in heaven with the angels and before God Himself, and already as if in Paradise from which Adam fell and often visit us in those temples where they are venerated, and hear those who call on them and pray for them to God, having received from Him this surpassing gift, and through their relics perform miracles and take delight in the vision of God and the illumination sent from Him more perfectly and purely than before, when they were alive; while the second, in their turn, being confined to hell, remain in 'the lowest pit, in darkness and in the shadow of death' (Ps 87:7), as David says, and then Job: 'to the land where the light is darkness' (Job 10:21-22). And God-bearing Father Hierarch John Maximovitch is one of the mother of God During her earthly life could n't my. 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