Prayer for a Sick Person
Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, You became man and died on the cross for our salvation. You are the source of life and healing. Visit (name), Lord and grant (him/her) strength to bear the sickness with which (he/she) is afflicted, with patience, submission to Your will and trust in Your loving care. Bless the means used for (his/her) recovery and those who administer them. Grant that (his/her) sickness may be to (his/her) spiritual benefit and that (he/she) may live the rest of (his/her) life more faithfully according to Your will. For You are the source of life and healing and to You we give praise and glory, now and forever. Amen.
Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, You became man and died on the cross for our salvation. You are the source of life and healing. Visit (name), Lord and grant (him/her) strength to bear the sickness with which (he/she) is afflicted, with patience, submission to Your will and trust in Your loving care. Bless the means used for (his/her) recovery and those who administer them. Grant that (his/her) sickness may be to (his/her) spiritual benefit and that (he/she) may live the rest of (his/her) life more faithfully according to Your will. For You are the source of life and healing and to You we give praise and glory, now and forever. Amen.
“Graffiti” artists adorn Moscow's bridges, underpasses and abandoned churches in Russia with their work.
Even a bombed-out has been adorned with sacred images.
Even a bombed-out has been adorned with sacred images.
"Miracles are not impossible from a logical standpoint, and right reason does not deny them. Natural laws do not have the claim to be the only ones, nor are they threatened with being overturned by the appearance of other laws, supernatural ones, which also are conducive to the development and furtherance of creation... Miracles are a consequence of the Creator's love for his creatures."
+St Nektarios of Aegina (Nov 9)
+St Nektarios of Aegina (Nov 9)
“The path leading to perfection is long. Pray to God so that he will strengthen you. Patiently accept your falls and, having stood up, immediately run to God, not remaining in that place where you have fallen.” + St Nectarios of Aegina (Nov 9), Path to Happiness, 3
Photo: The last known photograph of St Nektarios, as he leaves his Monastery in Aegina for Aretaieio Hospital, Athens. There he would repose just a few weeks later, in a room there which today serves as a chapel.
Photo: The last known photograph of St Nektarios, as he leaves his Monastery in Aegina for Aretaieio Hospital, Athens. There he would repose just a few weeks later, in a room there which today serves as a chapel.
A forbidden icon: The Mother of God “Enthroned”
The “Enthroned” (or “Reigning”) Icon of the Mother of God appeared miraculously on March 2, 1917, the day of Tsar Nicholas’ abdication, in the village of Kolomskoye near Moscow.
Many copies of the icon were venerated throughout Russia, but these were confiscated by the Soviets. The original icon is in the Novodevichy Museum in Moscow. There is a copy in the Church of the Kazan Mother of God in Kolomskoye.
The “Enthroned” (or “Reigning”) Icon of the Mother of God appeared miraculously on March 2, 1917, the day of Tsar Nicholas’ abdication, in the village of Kolomskoye near Moscow.
Many copies of the icon were venerated throughout Russia, but these were confiscated by the Soviets. The original icon is in the Novodevichy Museum in Moscow. There is a copy in the Church of the Kazan Mother of God in Kolomskoye.
“If you want to serve God, prepare your heart not for food, not for drink, not for rest, not for ease, but for suffering … for 'by many afflictions is it appointed to us to enter the Kingdom of Heaven'.” (Acts 14:22)
☦️St. Sergius of Radonezh
At the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Kyiv, the icon of the church’s patron saint recently began to stream myrrh.
☦️St. Sergius of Radonezh
At the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Kyiv, the icon of the church’s patron saint recently began to stream myrrh.
“Lord, give me the servitude that sets the soul free and take away the freedom that enslaves my soul!” These were the last words of Valeriu Gafencu (Feb 18, 1952) Romania’s “Saint of Prisons.”
For his involvement in the Orthodox youth organization called the Cross Brotherhood, Valeriu was condemned to 25 years of hard labour. He was only 20.
Valeriu and other faithful prisoners made a prayer schedule that continued uninterrupted day and night.
After years of cold, torture and hunger, he became very sick with tuberculosis. Even in this miserable physical state, Valeriu was able to help his fellow prisoners, to the point of giving his lifesaving antibiotics to another prisoner.
Valeriu Gafencu died at Targu Ocna prison. His grave remains unknown. Prisoners were buried in a common pit and their head was smashed so that it would be beyond recognition. However, Valeriu asked to be buried with a small silver cross in his mouth. God willing, this may someday allow his holy relics to be found.
For his involvement in the Orthodox youth organization called the Cross Brotherhood, Valeriu was condemned to 25 years of hard labour. He was only 20.
Valeriu and other faithful prisoners made a prayer schedule that continued uninterrupted day and night.
After years of cold, torture and hunger, he became very sick with tuberculosis. Even in this miserable physical state, Valeriu was able to help his fellow prisoners, to the point of giving his lifesaving antibiotics to another prisoner.
Valeriu Gafencu died at Targu Ocna prison. His grave remains unknown. Prisoners were buried in a common pit and their head was smashed so that it would be beyond recognition. However, Valeriu asked to be buried with a small silver cross in his mouth. God willing, this may someday allow his holy relics to be found.