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We resist the illness, but we all get sick and sick, and there is no end in sight to our illnesses ... We make pilgrimages, but there we all ran: they kissed the relics, and plunged into the spring, and drank some water, and took in bottles, and took sand, and we bought butter. And we don't really know what to do with these shrines.
The doctor of medical sciences, priest Sergiy Filimonov answers about how to properly use holy water, prosphora and blessed oil:
“There are many, in varying degrees, healing shrines, but all of them help in the measure of your faith. The Orthodox faith is not a pharmacy, not a magic wand, not a method of healing. It is whole. In the prayer for every weakness there are the following words: "Master ... if it is good for me, heal me soon."
Holy water
Already in its natural state, water, as a gift from God, has many healing properties. Many springs provide water that is not simple, but saturated with life-giving power. And in the water, consecrated by the secret action of the Church, wonderful properties are revealed that cannot be found in ordinary waters.
Every believer has holy water at home. This is either Epiphany holy water or water of minor consecration. The first one should only be drunk on an empty stomach. It is used in a small amount (one teaspoon is enough) in the morning, with the prayer “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
In case of illness, an exception can be made, and the Epiphany water can be taken as needed. You can also act in case of a sudden onset of a painful condition. This water has tremendous healing power. There are many cases when, literally, a few drops of this shrine, poured into the mouth of an unconscious patient, brought him to his senses and changed the course of the disease.
The healing properties of the Epiphany water are entirely caused by the action of God's grace, and the more they help us, the stronger our faith.
Water, which is consecrated at the small consecration of water, can be consumed internally, if a person is sick, at any time, in a small amount. Preferably before meals, you can add it to your drink.
You can lubricate holy water, moisten sore spots, sprinkle yourself and sprinkle your belongings, ward, hospital bed and food.
For headaches or other pains, you can apply a compress moistened with Epiphany water to the sore spot; if you have insomnia at night, you can drink a little of this water.
“It is natural for simple water to cleanse bodily impurities and quench thirst; and holy water tends to wash the soul together with the body, sanctify, recreate, spiritually irrigate and adopt to God ”(S. Solunsky).
Holy oil
Consecrated oil (consecrated oil) is much powerful. The oil is sanctified during various requirements, but for the patient, the one that is sanctified during the unction, litiya, is important. They can be anointed and added to food.
Oil from lamps from holy places, from the relics of saints, miraculous icons has great power. It is desirable for them only to be anointed (forehead, sore spots - crosswise). Moreover, the sharper and more pronounced the symptoms, the more often you need to smear and sprinkle with shrines, with faith and trust in God.
You can soak a piece of cloth and cotton wool with oil and apply it to a sore spot. When the fabric becomes dirty and unusable, it is supposed to be burned. You cannot throw it into the trash.
Holy prosphora
This is a small bread, from which a particle of health or repose was taken out, during the proskomedia, at the Liturgy in the Church. Prosphora have an image of a cross, the Mother of God or a saint.
At home, prosphora can be crushed and dried, for later use during illness or fasting. Prosphora should be consumed after taking holy water.
In cases where a person has not prepared himself for communion, it is recommended to use antidor - bread consecrated with prayers, part of the prosphora from which part of the holy lamb was taken.
Simeon Thessaloniki writes: “We go to take bodily food, but even this does not happen without sanctification, because first we use the consecrated food, for when reading: I will bless the Lord, the antidor is distributed and there is a release”.
For the sick, once a year, on the Saturday of the first week after Easter, bread - artos is specially blessed. Having come to the Temple that day, having asked the priests, you can get the artos home. It is consumed on an empty stomach, after holy water during illness. "
Discussion: 10 comments
For the glory of God!
God bless you!To answer
For the glory of God!
Okay, I'll pray.
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Hello! Thank you very much, Father Dimitri, we will take your recommendations into consideration.
My dad has oil consecrated on the relics of St. Matrona, oil from St. Panteleimon, and from Luke of Crimea. Tell me please, if he will be anointed with these oils, is it necessary to follow the order or smear every day with everyone? How many months does he need to be smeared with these Holy oils?
Dad has ankylosing spondylitis, Parkinson's, heart problems, etc.
Thanks.To answer
For the glory of God!
You can use the oils alternately, most importantly, with faith and prayer, and until your dad feels better.
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Hello Olga!
Oil is sanctified on the Lord's tomb, and turn to the Lord. I advise your father to confess, take communion and take unction, invite a priest to your house and he will perform these ordinances. This is the best spiritual medicine. Confide your father that this is very important and will serve your health. If someone died after unction, then one cannot be equal to them, since incomparably more people received health. The main thing is to believe, not to delay until the person is already dying. If a person is unconscious, or no longer understands what is happening around him, then such a person can no longer be unctioned. Once again, I ask you not to delay with these ordinances.
With God!
Thank you very much Fr. Dmitriy!
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Thank you very much. Dear Father! Please pray for my father to get well. His name is Victor. He is a kind person, baptized. Officer, served Russia faithfully. Patriot of his Motherland.
Sincerely.
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Hello! I have the Oil consecrated from the Holy Sepulcher and 46 Athonite icons. I bought the oil from the Orthodox cathedral in Khabarovsk.
My father is seriously and painfully ill. He is a baptized, kind person. If he anoints his body with this oil, he should turn to what saint in prayer?
Thank you, best regards. Olga.
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20.10.2014
Oil of Oil is an indispensable element of worship in Christianity and is familiar to everyone who professes this religion. But the lamp oil and the oil that was consecrated on the relics of the Saints have nothing in common. Although if the lamp oil was bought in a church shop, it will be consecrated.
Fir oils
The main properties of the oil include:
healing from diseases;
family blessing;
spiritual liberation.
The name of the lamp oil speaks for itself, it is intended for the lamp. Fir oil is not used in lamps, it is forbidden to stir or pour it out. It can be used, like holy water, but unlike the latter, oil is not sprinkled with oil on a dwelling. It is used to anoint a person and to heal various diseases. But it is worth remembering that it is not the oil itself that helps, but the belief in miraculous healing. Healthy people can use the oil after morning prayer and apply it crosswise to the heart and forehead.
There is also oil, which was consecrated near the icons and on the relics of the saints. Oil symbolizes the memory of the shrine, which a person glorifies in his prayers. It is used to get rid of diseases and wounds. In prayer, the saint is glorified on whose relics the oil was consecrated. You can also read Our Father or a prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos. It is not scary if a person does not know any prayers, the main thing is to turn to the saint from a pure heart and with faith in the soul.
How to store Oil
The oil is contained only in special dishes, which can be purchased in church shops. A clean bottle is also suitable for this. The main thing is that it is located in the correct place for such an attribute. The oil should not stand next to bottles of cosmetics or lie in the medicine cabinet. It should be located only next to church symbols. The best place for oil is next to icons. In no case should it be stored in the refrigerator, it is enough to store it correctly, and it will retain its properties for a long time.
It is not recommended to buy oil in places not connected with the church, buy it only in the church shop. The oil purchased in other places may not be consecrated, the name and origin alone does not guarantee that the sacrament of blessing of the oil was performed on it or it was consecrated on the relics. Only lamp oil can be used without performing a rite on it. Unsuitable oil must never be thrown away. In this case, it is better to pour it into water.
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Even during her earthly life, this Great Saint helped people a lot. And after death, all those who suffer can also count on her help. To get rid of ailments, believers use Matronushka oil. How to use Matrona Moskovskaya oil? Let's consider all aspects of the issue in more detail.
Life of the Great Saint
Matrona Dmitrievna Nikonova was born on November 22, 1881 in the Tula province. She was the fourth child in the family. She was born blind, and her parents cowardly wanted to leave her in the orphanage. But they changed their minds when her mother had a night vision of a blind white bird.
Where to buy a special oil?
Another difference is that the sacraments are said to work with the direct power of Christ, while the sacramental receives grace or power from the prayers of the Church. The goal of the sacramentals is to help people grow in faith. Basically, these are the points of contact that represent faith. Bento should not be associated with superstition, as if the Holy Trinity had magical power itself. Blessed bliss is a symbol of God's grace at work through the faith of the believer. This faith should be centered on Jesus, as was the faith of the blind in John 9; he believed in Jesus, not in the dirt and saliva that Jesus used to heal him.
It is said that from birth on Matrona's chest there was a bulge that resembled a cross. At the age of eight, young Matronushka discovered the gift of prediction. Later, she began to heal people from various diseases.
As a teenager, the saint met another Orthodox miracle worker, John of Kronstadt. And he named the girl his successor. Before coming of age, Matrona lost her legs. She explained this by the will of God and accepted the test given to her with humility.
Bento oil can be used in a similar way to using holy water. You can use it on yourself or someone else, you can put an oil cross over your doorways and windows and other ways and means of using holy water. The use of oil blessed by the laity is an ancient custom of the Catholic Church. It can be used when praying for the sick, while a clear distinction is made between the sacrament of anointing the sick and the sacramental blessed oil.
In 1925, the healer moved to Moscow. Where she lived the rest of her days, taking up to forty people a day. After her death, her relics were placed in the Moscow Danilov Monastery. In 1999, she was officially canonized.
Special oil lamps are often lit near her relics. Pilgrimages are made to her resting place. The oil lit at her remains is considered miraculous.
In this particular use, the Holy Trinity as a Sacramental is no different from the use of blessed salt, palm trees, ash, etc. remember that your faith is combined with the power of Almighty God, in the Holy Name of Jesus and through the powerful intercession of the Archangel Saint Raphael, all the prayers that come to the oils, for this be prepared with prayers. It is good to remember that benth oil is only a remedy that God uses to heal us. We are all instruments of God, only God is a divine healer and physician.
Some of them heal instantly, some gradually, some spiritually, some physically and some mentally. Some of them heal in all three areas. You can be cured of something other than what you ask for. Whatever the will of Almighty God for you and your special spiritual mission on this earth. With these words of the prophet Jeremiah announces the blessings that God will one day pour upon his people. Oil was a special sign of God's grace. Among the many wonderful orders of the Good Shepherd is his anointing: "You anoint my head with oil."
Having purchased this wonderful oil, you can use it for different purposes. This composition helps believers in the following cases:
- To strengthen the body of newborns. A cross is drawn with oil on the child's forehead. They offer prayers to Saint Matrona.
- For the treatment of infertility. Those women who cannot conceive should smear their belly with healing oil daily. The procedure will not bring harm, but the benefit is for sure.
- To maintain pregnancy. The rounded belly can also be irrigated with this composition, then the miscarriage will bypass the pregnant woman, and the child will develop normally.
- For the treatment of a variety of ailments. Oil with prayers is smeared with sore spots, foci of skin diseases, injured organs, and also smeared where the diseased organ in a person is approximately located.
How to use Matrona Moskovskaya oil if you need to relieve the symptoms of a headache or a cold? It is enough just to smear them on temples or nasal sinuses, and the disease will recede.
The tribe of Asher was especially blessed among all the tribes of Israel, because, as Moses said: "Asher said: Blessed is Asher of all the children, your beloved brothers, and dip your feet in oil." Therefore, it is not surprising that the oil became a symbol of the fullness of God's blessings poured out through His Holy Spirit, and that the expected savior would be the Anointed One. Thus, the oil became a rich symbol of our life in Jesus or our participation in His anointing and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The use of oil can be a wonderful and powerful way to renew our life in Jesus, especially when the oil was "because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
How does the blessed oil work?
The chemical composition of Matronushka oil is quite common. Such a tool acts not due to physical properties, but due to the energy that is contained in it.
Faith is the determining factor that makes the oil healthful. During her lifetime, Matrona herself instructed all those who turned to her to believe in the Lord with all their souls.
What it is?
Perhaps no other element was used in the Bible for a wide variety of purposes, such as oil. Some of them are listed below. The oil was used in cooking and baking. In particular, dogs were sacrificed for olive oil. The oil was often mixed with perfume and became more beautiful and attractive. Thus, it was also used for guests of honor. Anointing them with scented oil was a sign of great honor and respect, as well as an opportunity to offer refreshment after the trip.
Perhaps for this reason it was often called the “oil of joy,” bringing joy to the heart. Water was also a source of light that was used in lamps both at home and in the temple. The flame, illuminated in the same way, has become a symbol of the Holy Spirit, whose fire purifies and ignites us with love and zeal. The oil's healing properties have also been recognized. The apostles used it for healing, apparently at the direction of Jesus himself, and this practice was preserved at the beginning of the Church. Moses gave directions for making the sacred anointing.
Where to buy a special oil?
The consecrated product can be purchased at the Danilov Monastery. Also, the relics of St. Matrona are sometimes brought to other cities, and such oil is also sold there.
Some people even add it to their food, but it is undesirable to fry food in it. It is best to smear oil on problem areas on the body. But do not just apply the composition, but earnestly pray before and after the treatment procedure. Here's how to use Matrona of Moscow oil. is a decisive factor in its application. Without it, it is ineffective. After all, everyone will be rewarded according to his faith, no less, no more.
With this oil, the priests were consecrated by the Israelites. Even the tent of meeting and objects of worship were anointed with this oil and therefore consecrated to God. Moreover, we read that when Samuel anointed David king: "From that day on, the Spirit of the Lord took possession of David." From this experience, and possibly others like this, oil has become a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, prophets who spoke under the influence of the Spirit were considered anointed by God and were sometimes even anointed with oil.
Use of Matrona Moskovskaya oil
The expected savior of Israel, as the Anointed One, was to receive the full and complete anointing of the Spirit of God. Every bond given through oil in the Old Testament was to be poured out in fullness in the Messiah and through him on all the peoples of God. Throughout his life, Jesus showed himself to be the Anointed One. In His baptism, in particular, he received a powerful anointing from the Spirit, as Peter later said: God anointed with the Holy Spirit and power. Witnesses also for Jesus of the New Testament; prophet and priest, and his anointing with the oil of joy.
When visiting holy places, pilgrims acquire oil to heal from bodily ailments. Upon returning home, they try to find information on how to use the consecrated oil. But before you understand the instructions for use, you need to know what it is and why a special place is allocated to it.
In short, the fullness of the anointing, the fullness of the Spirit of God, can be found in Jesus. He needs us to go to receive the anointing. "The disciples were called Christians." Since Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One, it is not surprising that his followers will soon be called "Christians", "anointed ones." To be the means by which Christians participate in the anointing of Jesus, to receive the Holy Spirit and the blessings that the Spirit gives.
How do we do it? How do we get Jesus' anointing? Scripture mentions three initial steps: repentance, faith, and baptism. But besides baptism, even in apostolic times, there was the laying on of hands on prayer for the gift of the Holy Spirit. At least in the second century, this was accompanied by the anointing with oil. Oil was no doubt used in conjunction with the laying on of hands because it meant partaking in the anointing of Jesus through the gift of the Holy Ghost. With the passage of time it became known as the Sacrament of Confirmation, the oil used was called "chrism".
What it is?
"Oil" in translation from Greek means "olive oil". The vegetable oil used later did not change the name. Since ancient times, oil has been used as a skin care and food supplement. Stirred with wine or aromas. The power that lies in the oil is still capable of defeating an illness and an evil word.
For this anointing, there was also a preliminary baptismal anointing to prepare the catechumens for baptism. This oil became known as "catechumen oil". The third oil mentioned in James' letter is "oil of the sick." Until at least a century lay people as well as clergymen could use oil in prayer for the sick. The first oil, chrism, is also used in baptism when, for some reason, confirmation does not follow immediately, and it is also used in the ordination of bishops and priests.
These three oils are blessed every year by the bishop during Holy Week. Together, they signify in many ways our full participation in Jesus' anointing. By using all these oils, we give an outward expression of our faith in Jesus as God's anointed one and thus participate more deeply in his anointing.
In the Bible, the mentioned olive branch in the beak of a dove indicated agreement. During the flood, the bird of peace announced the end of the rain. There was a branch in its beak. This meant that the water came off the ground. Noah could leave his ark forever and devote his life to serving God.
Blessed Blessed One for all Christians. In addition to the three oils that the Church now reserves for use in ordinances, the Church also recognizes the use of blessed oil for use by all Christians. The purpose of this oil is primarily to heal and protect against damage; but oil can also be used to pray for all the bribes that oil represents; that is, all the riches that are ours in Jesus. The oil can be used in prayer for oneself or in prayer for others.
The easiest way to anointing is to make the sign of the cross on your forehead while pronouncing explanatory sentences. But other parts of the body can also be anointing, especially when the need for healing may be localized to one or more parts of the body. If you are using it elsewhere, it is advisable to inform them that you are using benthic oil, which is not the sacred oil of the Church and does not administer the ordinance of the Church.
Olive oil is a luxury and wealth item. In ancient Greece, wreaths were woven from an olive tree for the holidays. Later, the oil symbolized the sacrifice to God. Placing in the icon lamps and lighting oil in front of the icons, they showed admiration and reconciliation. Nowadays, the most common use of oil is during baptism, anointing, unction, and litiya.
Priesthood Duties and Blessings: A Essential Guide for Priesthood Holders, Volume 2. The purpose of this lesson is to teach us how to perform priesthood ordinances. The Lord said, "Therefore, from now on, everyone should diligently investigate his duty and learn to operate in the office to which he is assigned."
Our ability to be a blessing to others through priesthood blessings is determined by our faithfulness and obedience. Joseph Fielding Smith said, "I am confident that we will see more manifestations of the Spirit of God, such as healing the sick, if we lived a little closer to these fundamental truths."
In Orthodoxy, olive oil mixed with grape wine and special aromatic plants is called in an unusual way - "Holy Myro". The Patriarch or Primate of the Local Church prepares myrrh according to an old recipe and then consecrates it. It is intended for special occasions.
Consecrated oil has incredible power. But for the sick who require a special approach, the oil that is sprinkled with holy water during the unction and litiya is suitable. They are not only smeared with certain places, but also added to food. Prayer, oil, plus great faith in healing work incredible miracles.
Our effectiveness as priesthood holders can also be strengthened through prayer. Before following the recipe, we must pray to the Lord. In some cases, sometimes even fasting may be needed. As we stand before the Lord in a spirit of prayer and fasting and live by Heavenly Father's teachings as much as possible, the Spirit will lead us into our priesthood work.
What ordinances can we perform?
What ordinances can we perform through our priesthood offices? Please use the following information when discussing. Deacons participate in a mysterious ordinance, extending it to members of the Church. The instructors participate in the mysterious ordinance by preparing it. They also distribute it when there are no deacons.
The oil in the lamps increases its strength if it was previously located in front of the relics of the saint or in front of the miraculous icon. Minor cruciform anointing of sore spots, and you may notice gradual improvement. Together with the anointing, a prayer is necessarily read.
There are no restrictions for turning to God. Any time a person wants to talk about a painful one and ask for help, his prayer will be heard, and the anointing will add strength for healing. The more sick the layman, the greater the number of anointing. The oil should be absorbed into the body and bring tranquility.
Priests participate in the sacrament of the sacrament, blessing bread and water. They can prepare and distribute them as needed. If authorized by the bishop or branch president, they can order baptism, send the Aaronic Priesthood, and order a separation of the Aaronic Priesthood.
The priests of Melchizedek
Holders of the Melchizedek Priesthood can perform all of the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood. In addition, they can name and bless children, validate Church members and give them the gift of the Holy Ghost, bless oil, bless the sick, bless graves, give fatherly blessings to members from their families, bless consolation and counsel, and, with permission from the president or stake, appoint the Melchizedek Priesthood. The elders can appoint someone to the office of the elders and the high priests, they can appoint someone to the office of the high priest.
Some parishioners soak a piece of cloth or medical cotton wool with oil. Applying sacred oil to a sore spot, they subsequently burn unusable tissue, because it cannot be thrown into the trash. By following these rules, you show respect for holy items.
Restrictions on the use of oil
The oil must not be poured or stirred. When purchasing it in church shops, you must provide a storage space in advance. The best solution is next to the icon. Don't put it in the refrigerator. Oil belongs to church symbols. Properties are preserved when stored correctly.
When the oil is taken orally, be sure to take it on an empty stomach. Then a prayer for healing is read, an akathist to the great martyr Panteleimon or an akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos. Akathist is read for 40 days, oil is used for the same time.
The oil helps the blood to flush out toxins and viruses. And the house is guarded by incense. During the treatment period, every ten days, all rooms are dispensed with an icon lamp. The aroma of incense destroys bacteria and negativity in the air.
At home, it is easy to prepare a balm that heals. Put 40 g of beeswax in an enamel pot, fill it with oil (100 g), and finally add 5 g of sugar. A low heat will allow the ingredients to gradually dissolve and combine. The mass boils, the pan is removed from the heat. The life-giving balm is ready, but it is applied cold. Now you know how to use the sanctified oil.
Today, nuns continue a tradition interrupted by time, collecting evidence of miraculous help from the image of the crucified Savior. Some cases of this blessed help from The cross of the lord, recorded by them, as well as sent by the pilgrims, we offer our pious readers.
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Sorokin Vasily Ivanovich says:
By the will of God, I was fortunate enough to be a laborer at Church of St. John Chrysostom in the village of Godenovo. From the very first days of my stay there, I felt the breeze of God's grace, coming not only from The cross of the lord, but also from the surrounding nature - fields, forests, meadows and lakes. Many cases are described in various publications about the healing of the laity in Of the Life-giving Cross; I want to tell you about what I saw and heard personally. I apologize in advance to the readers for the fact that my story will not be as impressive as the description of the wonders of the past.
Repeatedly I heard and saw with my own eyes how some of the pilgrims could not venerate the Cross of Jesus, as if some forces kept them at a considerable distance from it. Others, approaching, began to behave incomprehensibly, not humanly.
Once, an electrician who came from Pereslavl-Zalessky had a severe toothache. And day and night, he could not find peace for himself and could not do the work for which he was invited. He was an unchurched person, and the Cross itself was of little interest to him. He was offered to lubricate the oral cavity with oil from an inextinguishable lamp and to venerate the Cross. He followed the advice with faith. The pain was gone. The next morning I saw this electrician kneeling before Life-giving Cross, and with tears of tenderness thanking God for his healing.
I also remember such a case. Worker Konstantin and I were released on a weekend and were waiting for our bus by the highway. Here we met the talkative owner of the car, who was waiting for his mother from the church. He told us that for many years he had suffered from severe pain in the liver, but the doctors could not determine the cause. He quickly weakened - the disease seemed incurable and progressed. Recovery came after he kissed To the life-giving cross and asked the Lord for healing. Since then, he has brought here everyone he can persuade to take this trip.
Godenovo - this seemingly unremarkable and so far little-known corner of Russia - by God's incomprehensible will has a life-giving and attractive power. A person who has visited this land at least once and saw Cross of the lord, he cannot leave this place indifferent, on the contrary, he has a desire to change his life so as to bind himself more tightly to this wonderful source of living and tangible Divine grace.
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Father Oleg, a priest of the Pereslavl Deanery, arrived at the Cross with pilgrims, having severe pains in the spine that prevented him from moving. In the temple at the Cross, an akathist was read to the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord, after which the sick man knelt down on his own, which he could not do before. The pain disappeared like a hand, and since then it has disappeared completely. Save the Lord and have mercy! (For more details, see the magazine "Russian House", No. 3, 2001)
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The servant of God Tatiana, a 48-year-old woman who came with a group of pilgrims from Odintsovo (Moscow region), told the following about herself. She visited the Cross with her 4-year-old grandson Boris in the fall of 2000, and in winter, in January, towards the night, her ear became unbearably ill. The hospital and pharmacy did not work at such a time. “Borenka,” she asked her grandson, “pray that my ear won't hurt so much. I was completely exhausted! " - "I'll fly you now," - answered her caring grandson and went into another room. Soon he returned with a photograph of the Life-giving Cross and attached it to his grandmother's sore ear. The pain disappeared instantly. Tatiana said that as soon as the photograph touched her ear, in her mind's eye she saw Cross of the lord the way I saw him on the day of visit Zlatoust Church.
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A resident of the city of Stavropol, John told how in March 2001 his wife Maria was healed when they came with the whole family to To the life-giving cross, which we heard from our Moscow relatives. Their sixth child was born by caesarean section, after which Mary became weak and painful. Her digestion was seriously disturbed, so she had to consume only specially prepared dietary food and many medications. After a trip to the Cross, they stopped with friends in Moscow and sat down to supper. There was nothing dietary in the house. The husband reminded Maria about the pills. But she suddenly felt completely healthy: the weakness and habitual feeling of heaviness in the stomach disappeared, and a normal appetite appeared. She ate with everyone, and since then she has not noticed any signs of the previous ailment. Mary was healed.
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The head of the pilgrimage service from the sisterhood of the Intercession of the Virgin in Moscow, the servant of God Alexander shared the following testimonies of help from Of the Life-giving Cross:
I have been taking pilgrims to the village of Godenovo since November 2000. On the very first trip, a woman suffering from hypertension recovered from a severe headache attack, to which she herself was incredibly surprised and delighted.
The servant of God Roman from the Moscow region suffered from alcoholic binges. Having suffered a lot from drunkenness troubles, he lost hope for a normal human life. After visiting Of the Life-giving Cross felt the strength to fight the disease. The addiction to alcohol has significantly decreased. And although in the following months he broke loose several times and drank, but there were no hard drinking - he pulled himself together, prayed and won the attack.
Servant of God Elena from Aprelevka (Moscow region), in November she went with us to the Cross. Several years ago she had a compound fracture of her leg. After the treatment, a tumor remained, the leg was not bent well, and it was difficult to walk. Overcoming the pain, Elena knelt down before the Cross and prayed for the relief of suffering. To her joy, she got up from her knees without assistance, which she could not do before. After a while, she told us that the tumor at the fracture site had resolved and she began to walk freely.
A similar healing happened to the wife of a trauma doctor from Moscow. After unsuccessful treatment, she came to the Cross with her husband. Having overcome the pain in my legs, I knelt at the Cross and felt healed. I returned home without crutches.
Servant of God Margarita from Moscow by profession was a teacher at school, had a family. But grief happened to her: two years ago she was hit by a car and received a severe head injury with complications, after which she remained disabled. Relatives began to consider her abnormal, her husband practically left her, and she was left alone with her illness. She got to church with great difficulty - her legs walked very badly, her speech was severely impaired, out of five words, only one or two could be understood. Her right hand did not move. She did not want to live. With great difficulty she got ready and went to the Cross in the village of Godenovo. there in Church of St. John Chrysostom where the Cross Not Made by Hands is located, St. Nicholas appeared to her, most likely.
She herself later said that an old gray-haired priest came up to her, took her to her room and told her everything that had happened to her, gave life instructions and said how many times she still needed to come to the Cross. It is known that there was no elderly priest in the church at that time, and she herself was constantly in full view of everyone. After consulting with the priest of the church, they came to the conclusion that Saint Nicholas himself, the patron saint of those places, had appeared to the sick one. When she left the temple, we all saw that her right hand was moving, she began to walk well, even quickly, and her speech was almost completely restored. Her mood was peaceful and joyful. Healing took place in front of people.
Servant of God Nina Vasilievna, an old woman of 70 years old, who walked with a stick, and constantly uses medicines for numerous ailments, came with us to To the life-giving cross in April 2001. We were going to go on foot to Antushkovo (the village closest to the Nikolsky Pogost), which is about four kilometers from Godenovo. But, despite her weakness, she insisted to go with us to the place of the descent of the Cross of the Lord. On the way back, she moved faster, without a stick and was not tired. Two days later I saw her in our Moscow church. She told me: “I am healed. I threw down the stick - I walk without it and don't drink any medicine for two days. "
One woman after a second trip to Godenovo to To the life-giving cross confessed to us that she had a very difficult relationship with her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law was a difficult person. After the first trip to the Cross, the woman discovered that her mother-in-law had changed for the better, and they soon reconciled.
The man was healed after a trip to Godenovo from an ugly, non-healing ulcer on his nose.
The servant of God Tatiana from Moscow suffered from debilitating headaches. After praying at the Cross, the pains disappeared, memory and mood improved significantly.
Many other miracles are performed with our pilgrims on trips to To the life-giving cross... Some pilgrims tell us about them, others don't. I can’t remember everything either. Many people feel blessed help from the Cross. And the possessed, when they went on trips with us, with difficulty, not without outside help, could touch the Cross. They screamed strongly in inhuman voices. Some faint in the temple. Healings from diseases of the musculoskeletal system are especially often observed. (Recorded May 20, 2001.)
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Pilgrims arrived from the Ivanovo region: two priests and three women with them. Two of them were possessed by a demon: they barked, crowed. One could not even come up to the Cross, everything bounced back. She shouted in a hoarse, rough voice: “There is a big shrine here! And you don't need to go to Jerusalem. Here is the Lord, here! I used to be a bright angel, but I was proud, I slept from heaven, and now I am screaming like a rooster. "
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Novice Tatiana, who often had hysterical seizures, in June 1997 venerated the Cross and, unexpectedly for everyone, screamed in a terrible voice, barked like a dog, then fell silent. The seizures have since stopped, only my throat hurt for a long time.
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Pilgrims from Moscow talked about the miraculous multiplication of oil from the lamp from Of the Life-giving Cross... For a group of forty, the sisters gave some oil in a plastic bottle. When it was divided among all, they noticed that the total amount of their oil was much higher than that originally received in the temple.
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On August 19, 1996, for the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the spouses Alexander and Irina came to the Cross from Moscow. Alexander suffered from severe bouts of renal colic, but doctors did not find the cause of his illness. Having walked around many holy places and did not receive relief, Alexander and his wife arrived with the last hope. To the life-giving cross... We ordered and defended a prayer service, and the next day we went to Moscow. They left calm and confident that now everything will be fine. Alexander said to his wife: "Where else will I be healed if not at the Cross of the Lord?" But on the way, he again had a very strong seizure, barely had the strength to get home. At home, the pain suddenly subsided, and soon there came out a large, about a centimeter, stone in the form of an anchor, with two sharp ends. The attacks of pain stopped. Friends and doctors were very surprised, since the stone could not come out on its own with such notches, it would certainly have to catch on the walls of the canal. Since then, Alexander and Irina come to the Cross of the Lord every holiday of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
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After the war in Afghanistan, a young man could move only with assistance and in a wheelchair. Once in a dream Saint Nicholas appeared to him and said: “If you come to worship To the life-giving cross to the village of Godenovo, then you will receive healing. " Waking up, the young man began to ask his family to take him to the Cross. For a long time, his relatives did not dare to fulfill his request, since no one knew where he was. But the young man insisted and said that he knew how to get there, since he had been shown the way in a dream. Having arrived safely in Godenovo, the young man received Holy Communion in the Church of the Holy Mysteries, ordered a prayer service and for the first time got out of the carriage on his own. After a few months, he became completely stronger and no longer needed outside help and a wheelchair.
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The 70-year-old grandmother came every Sunday from Petrovsk to the Cross. Once she was told at the ticket office that the daytime bus trip was canceled and, therefore, she would not be able to return from Godenovo back to Petrovsk. “The Lord will help,” the grandmother decided to herself and drove off. After the liturgy, leaving the church, she saw a car. The owners of the car, Moscow summer residents, were just getting ready to return and willingly gave the old woman a lift to the house.
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Nun Juliana said: “It was a cold winter. In the church there is stove heating - while you heat it up, you will freeze. I stand, read the canon to the Cross, then the akathist. I say aloud: "Lord, how my hands are frozen!" and read on. She said and forgot. Suddenly I feel - my hands began to burn with fire. I remembered that I had spoken of frozen hands. The Lord warmed his hands, he heard me, a sinner. With tenderness of my heart, with tears of gratitude, I knelt down and kissed "the most pure feet of the Savior.
On the same day when the Lord warmed my hands, there was no light in the temple. I say: "Lord, your temple, yours and light. Do it yourself, but what can we?" There were two of us then at the courtyard - novice Valentina and me. Father went to town on business. It's dark and cold. Some time passes, we pray. Suddenly the light flashed, blinked and lit up evenly. We were surprised, went out into the street and saw that two pigeons were sitting on the wires and pecking at each other, as if they were quarreling. And then they flew away. Apparently, they installed the light for us - they connected the wiring. We were very glad. The Lord rules everything. "
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July 2000. Priest Father Vladimir Bondar said: “I served the Sunday service. After the all-night vigil in the evening, he read the Rule for Communion, prepared for the Divine Liturgy. Suddenly, a tooth ached sharply and severely. He took a pill of analgin and after prayer went to bed. At three o'clock in the morning I woke up from an unbearable toothache, and since it was impossible to take medicine, I began to read prayers. So I spent the time until the morning. I went to the temple. The jaw was swollen, I could not even speak from pain. With tears, he venerated the Savior's feet on the Cross with the only prayer - to serve the Liturgy. After that, I went to the altar and began to prepare for the service. By the time it was necessary to give the first exclamation "Blessed be our God", everything was completely gone for me, as if nothing hurt. "
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March 18, 2001. Week of the Cross to Great Lent. According to the testimony of the priest Church of St. John Chrysostom Father Vladimir, after the liturgy and the water-blessing prayer service, pilgrims from Moscow arrived, two or three buses, and asked to serve another water-blessing prayer service. While they were preparing for him, the remaining pilgrims approached. As soon as they entered the temple and began to kiss To the life-giving cross, one woman, about twenty-five years old, named Irina, began to bark, grunt, howl at different voices. Then she began to shout in a man's bass: “I am strong, I will not come out! I will kill you all, who brought me here! " Then she was exhausted, as if in a swoon, she was taken to the side. After a while she was again brought to To the life-giving cross and she screamed again in the same voice: “I still won't come out! I am very strong! " Then she began to growl like an animal, to break free and fell silent. She was taken to a bench. For the third time, she herself, with tears in her eyes, kissed To the life-giving cross and stood beside him until the end of the prayer service.
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Servant of God Igor, doctor, pilgrim from Pereslavl-Zalessky. June 11, 2001, the feast of the apparition Of the Life-giving Cross he was in service in Church of St. John Chrysostom and told the following: “I try to visit the Not-Made-by-Hands Crucifixion of our Lord at every opportunity, and once my story about this amazing shrine was heard by the invalid Alexander, suffering from a severe mental disorder, accompanied by frightening hallucinations. He began relentlessly asking me to take him to the Cross. I asked him if he believes in God and why he doesn't wear a cross.
Alexander replied that he believes in God and only in Christ is all his hope. And he does not wear a cross because he does not have enough strength - it is too heavy. After he venerated the Savior's Life-giving Crucifixion, Alexander said that he could now wear a pectoral cross. And after accepting the Holy Mysteries, he said that it became much easier for him. Since then, he wears the cross without removing. Hallucinations began to appear less frequently and ceased to be frightening. General condition and mood have improved significantly, and he constantly asks to take him to To the life-giving cross.
On the same day, after the festive liturgy and the holy water service at the church, I noticed a small child with a deep cut in the knee joint. It turned out that the boy fell on a shard of glass. Blood flowed profusely from the wound. An urgent surgical debridement was required. Having applied an impromptu tourniquet, the wound was washed with holy water from the prayer service, smeared with oil from the Cross and bandaged from improvised means. I strongly recommended that the boy's relatives consult a surgeon at a polyclinic. Three days later I had the opportunity to ask about the victim's condition: the child: he felt fine, the edges of the wound closed tightly and healed (!) Without seams, the boy's relatives did not seek medical help. "
Many other miracles were shown from Honest Crucifixion of the Lord located in the village of Godenovo. Every year, May 29, old style, or June 11, new style, in Church of St. John Chrysostom many believers from all over Russia gather. On this day in 1423, over the Sahotsk bog appeared Life-giving Cross of the Lord... With special trepidation and reverence, the service is held in the temple in front of the miraculous image of the Lord, created miraculously and descended from heaven to earth, preserved intact to this day for us, sinful people, - preserved for the sake of our redemption, for our salvation and healing, as spiritual, and bodily.
Indeed, everyone who comes with faith and prayer to this holy place designated by God will certainly receive the grace-filled help and love of the Savior.
Glory to Thee, our Lord, glory to Thee!