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. 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! How can they encourage you spiritually to become a saint? [3] Here, St. John is simply repeating a teaching common to the Church. 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. . 5 . ( ) , , . Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. A month prior to issues with the house we had read the book of Saint John Maximovich. Blessed be St John the Wonderworker!Dan Mamula Received July 16, 2014. It is an extensive collection of writings, and much of it is beyond the focus of this limited study. About a month before Easter this spring, our priest came to our house to talk with Dayna and to give her communion. St. John was born in Russia in 1896 in southern Russia and was given the baptismal name of Michael. To this someone who has a little education expressed the following thought: The toll-houses are something frightful. 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. The mother began to pray, asking help from St. John, that he would heal her son. 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. The first treatment was in Mid-May, and the prognosis for her life expectancy remained the same. 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. Show us who feel frightened and alone the same compassion that thou didst once show to the trembling fatherless ones. It is rather we that have fallen from Him, and so must regain the likeness of Divinity as thou hast done. John Maximovitch intercede on our behalf! 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. What is the significance of having a strong group of Orthodox friends as a college student? And this teaching we have as handed down from our Fathers in antiquity and we can easily present it from the Divine Scriptures themselves.". Yet, unable to be silent at the wonder revealed to our age of feeble faith, we glorify thee:Rejoice, divine palace from whence the counsel of the Good King is given.Rejoice, for in thy humble activity thou hadst angels serving with thee.Rejoice, thou who didst gain a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.Rejoice, infirmary wherein every ailment is divinely healed.Rejoice, depository wherein thy holy labor of prayer was hidden.Rejoice, blessed temple of the Holy Spirit.Rejoice, O holy hierarch, father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes! Christopher Flesoras' first Sunday at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is very doubtful that a soul, as long as there remain in it sympathies for the objects of any passion, will not be put to shame at the toll-houses. 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.". 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. Get down. St. John is a very understanding, strict, but simple and very kind, teaching me prayers, since then I learned how to fight back against the devil and has improved my spiritual life.When I feel sick or sad I turn on the DVD about his life and I immediately receive the help or answer to my questions. One night, I was browsing the internet, about a particular church. 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! Then a man leaves all his earthly cares; the body disintegrates, in order to rise anew at the General Resurrection. The following year, he was tonsured a monk and ordained as Hierodeacon by Metropolitan Anthony of Kharkov. 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. Wed like to inform of a miraculous healing accomplished through the intercession of St. John. My wife reminded me of the oil of St. John and I pulled it off the shelf and anointed our son three times on the forehead, asking St. John to help us. But being in the middle of the night, she was hesitant. The experience provides the faithful significant content to listen to, watch, and read; in order to lead, grow, and inspire. I was adopted at birth and never knew my birth family. Also I was pregnant in first and second year after we married and I lost both babies at 8 and 10 weeks. The information contained on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is for informational purposes only. Found Birth FamilyReceived November 11, 2014I am almost 48 yrs old. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before. 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. 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. 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! Your prayers will do the same; do not forget to do this. How can each of our college degrees help our mission as Orthodox Christians? ", St. John Cassian (5th century) likewise teaches: "Souls after the separation from this body are not idle, do not remain without consciousness; this is proved by the Gospel parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:22-28). I love You very much Grandpa John and I Thank You for all your prayers! ", In another place St. John says that these evil spirits are called "persecutors and revenue officials and collectors of taxes in the Sacred Scripture." Your support helps us further the vital ministry work. 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).". But the soul senses the prayers offered for it and is grateful to those who make them and is spiritually close to them. We are a family from Iasi, Romania, married four years ago. May I now, O Lord, be able to do Your will for the . 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. He received at baptism the name of Michael, his heavenly protector being , . But especially beneficial for them is commemoration at the Divine Liturgy. OIKOS IIIThou shouldst truly be praised from the heavens, and not from earth, O father John, for our words are feeble beside thy deeds. Glory be to God through His saints!Valentina Bowden, Help from St. JohnReceived August 11, 2012, I want to share my help from bishop John. . You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. He continued his education at the same university in Theology, where he finished in 1925. 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. 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. Help received during pregnancyReceived on May 11, 2011. 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. 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.". 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. Recently, I anointed my Mother, Eva, in hospital following a huge operation, for healing with Holy Oil sent from Fathers' lamp, and after 16 months of illness and prayer, the blessing finally came.She began to regain strength and came out of mental illness for a few days, was "herself" talking and remembering, but following this, we were told we should prepare for the end. How could this degree help him through his mission? This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 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. In the pure life that thou hast led during our sinful times, we see a model of virtue, a source of instruction and inspiration. 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. Child healed of viral infectionReceived on July 24, 2011. Glory to God! I feel so close to him and I tell him all my problems like he is alive. In the Church prayers are ever offered for the repose of the dead, and on the day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, in the kneeling prayers at vespers, there is even a special petition "for those in hell. Try, if it be possible, to have the funeral in Church and to have the Psalter read over the deceased until the funeral. Basil. He answered two very importent questions for me that will impact my life and that of my family forever.Wayne M.Knee healed fastReceived September 28, 2014I had knee surgery to re-attach my patellar tendon. Therefore, at the next church service, Olga wept from gratitude and was too emotional to tell us by herself. Eph 6:12), the writings of all the Church Fathers (both ancient and modern) and throughout the prayers of the Church. I was sure I will see my baby for this time because of St. John. Be an intercessor for us of this grace of renewal, O holy John; help us in our weaknesses; heal our sicknesses; cure our passions by thy prayers. Many people write St. John letters asking for his intercessions about their many worries, concerns, and illnesses. 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. Shortly thereafter, she requested that I take her to a detox center (she confided that she was addicted to heroin). I really believe that because of our experience at the cathedral, we felt more at ease pursuing treatment with Dr. Ducic. 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