The Glorification Service of St. John Maximovitch

Our household patron saint is St. John Maximovitch. I found a video of this glorification service. The narration is non-English (Romanian?), but the clips from the service are wonderfully beautiful.

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St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco

From the St. Herman account of his life: To the manager of the orphanage where he lived, who had spoken in the spring of 1966 of a diocesan meeting to be held three years later, he indicated, “I will not be here then. ” In May, 1966, a woman who had known Vladika for twelve [...]

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My St. John the Wonderworker Blog Category Page

It’s late at night, and once again I find myself in a reflective mode. Life here has begun to fall into the shape of new routines, some good, some already not so good. But while it’s not that good a thing that I’m shorting myself of sleep–especially this week–the penchant for reflection during the quiet [...]

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St. John the Wonderworker’s Effective Intercessions

From here: M.A. Shakhmatova witnessed the saint’s ascetic exploit in Shanghai almost from the very moment of his arrival there in 1934, on the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. She saw Archbishop John crucify himself in both founding and managing the orphanage. Living conditions were terrible, and the needs of [...]

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St John the Wonderworker and Our Family

In my most recent post discussing the continuing intercessions of St. John the Wonderworker on our behalf, I noted both my struggle with despair over my situation and a tangible answer to our needs. I must confess that my requests for St. John’s intercessions were more often irregular and motivated by anxiety and despair. I [...]

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Festal Icon of St. John the Wonderworker

This webpage has a biography of St. John of San Francisco (accompanied by photos and other links), an account of the finding of the incorrupt relics of St. John and a nice (large) online copy of the Festal icon of St John the Wonderworker.

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The Continuing Intercessions of St. John the Wonderworker

Yesterday I posted a large excerpt from a life of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco on my blog, and linked to several posts describing instances of answers to St. John’s intercessions for me and my family beginning in spring 2004. I have to confess of late that I have been very despairing of [...]

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Audio of St. John the Wonderworker’s Voice

From the St. John the Wonderworker website comes a brief (about three minute) excerpt from one of St. John’s sermon, which can be accessed here (opens in Windows Media). It’s in Russian, so unless you can understand spoken Russian, it will be unintelligible. But it’s incredible to hear the voice of a 20th century saint.

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Photos of the Incorrupt Relics of St. John the Wonderworker

This site has a wonderful account of the revelation of the incorrupt relics of St. John and photos of the relics. May you be blessed by these as was I: Photos of the holy relics of St. John Maximovitch

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St. John’s Prayers Continue for My Household

I became aware, almost a year ago, that St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, had through his intercessions established a watchcare over me and my family, particularly with regard to our finances. Through his prayers, God has provided me with the necessary jobs and income to honorably provide for my family, [...]

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