On May 22, believers remember the transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bari, which took place in 1087. A selection of real stories about the testimony of the miraculous help of a beloved saint.
Intercession of the saint
Our family keeps an ancient icon of St. Nicholas, the Pleasant of God, who was especially revered by my great-grandmother Daria Pavlovna. Why? - a family legend tells about this.
Once my great-grandmother, then still a young woman, went to early service at the Iversky Vyksa Convent. She lived 15 kilometers from the monastery in the village. Veletma, and the road went through the forest. About halfway, a dirty, shaggy man suddenly jumped out of the forest and blocked Daria’s path. What was a lonely, defenseless woman to do? She began to pray fervently: “Father Nicholas, help!” And then a short, gray-haired old man came out of the forest with a stick in his hand. He waved his stick towards the villain, and said to his great-grandmother: “Do not be afraid of anything, servant of God.” The man looked at the old man, recoiled, then said, turning to Daria: “Well, woman, pray to God and your holy intercessor, otherwise…”, and he disappeared into the forest. And the old man also disappeared, just as he had never been... So miraculously the mercy of the Pleasant of God Nicholas appeared visibly. Talking about the miracle that happened to her, the great-grandmother always cried and prayed fervently in front of the icon of the Saint.
Stepan Fomenkov
"As God willing"
My husband and I were picking mushrooms, but the rain drove us out of the forest. We discovered missing documents in the car: license, registration certificate, which were dropped in the forest. We looked for them for a long time, asked God, but we didn’t find them. A week later, I advised my husband to pray on his knees before the image of St. Nicholas, to ask him for help. The husband agreed, only asked: “What should we do after prayer, go to the forest again?” I answered: “As God willing.” A minute later they called us and said that they had found our documents safe and sound, despite the fact that it had been pouring rain for a week. Returned free of charge.
John and Photinia
Freedom pass
From our area during Patriotic War One young man named Nikolai ended up in a concentration camp. And there was such an order: all the weakened were gathered into one group and sent to the “bathhouse”. Everyone knew what was meant by this word - death! As if exhausted, our Nikolai ended up in such a group. I walked and walked last: I have no strength...
But suddenly he had a burning desire to live. He prayed to Saint Nicholas as best he could: “To Saint Father Nicholas! I'm sorry! I did not honor you well, I prayed little. But now I am in great trouble. I have a wife and two small children at home. How I want to go home! I don't want to die so young! Help me!"
Suddenly the thought appeared: “Fall!” It was autumn, the leaves lay like a carpet on the ground. Fell. The guard could have finished him off, shot him. But he didn’t touch it. Nikolai lay there until the steps died down. He got up and wandered towards the light: it was late in the evening. I got to the village, went into the first yard I came across and collapsed in the barn on the hay.
In the morning the housewife came to feed the cattle. When she saw him, she got scared and called her husband. He asks: “Who are you and where are you from, how did you get here? Tell the truth! If you lie, I’ll shoot you!” Nicholas told the whole truth: how he prayed to St. Nicholas, how he asked him.
The owner ordered his wife to heat the bathhouse, evaporate him, change him, give him sweet tea and put him to sleep on the stove. Two or three hours later they woke him up and gave him a glass of tea. Then, after about the same time, they woke me up again and gave me tea with milk. Then after some time - a glass of milk. Then they added a piece of bread. So, gradually, for three days he was nursed after hunger.
One day the owner comes up to him and says: “You can’t even imagine how lucky you are. I am the commander of the prisoners of all Germany. And I will give you a pass by which neither ours nor yours will detain you.”
Having provided him with everything he needed, they released him. On the German border, a patrol, looking at the document, said: “Oh, gut! Gut! Wonderful!" Our people, when checking, were all surprised and said: “What a document! What a document!” This is the kind of pass St. Nicholas made!
M., Assumption Church, Helsinki
Lens
I'm leaving the church after the evening service. I’m in a hurry to get home, because I’m from work and straight to church. Two old women walk quietly ahead of me. They walk and hold on to each other. Slippery. I tried to overtake them, and at this time one grandmother said to another: “Well, this is just a miracle.” I slowed down and listened. Grandma tells it. “I got ready from home, got dressed already. I grabbed it, but there were no keys on the nightstand. Well, I think they fell. No, not on the floor. I searched and searched. I can not find. I've already undressed. I searched in my pockets and in my bag. Nowhere. At least go away, but leave the door hollow. I went up to the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and let’s ask him to help me find the keys. I bowed. I get up. I looked up, and my keys were hanging on a nail by the window. I never hung it there, I always left it on the nightstand in the hallway.” I overtook the old women and almost ran again. At home, my mother is sick, and my son has to come home from work. I came home and went straight to the kitchen to prepare dinner. The son came. While he was undressing, she told him what she heard on the way from the temple. My son went into the room, and I went back to the kitchen. About ten minutes later I hear a cry: “Mom!” I run into the room. My son is confused. His eyesight is poor, but he wears contacts rather than glasses. And then one lens somehow fell out. A lens is a small, completely transparent petal. We have a carpet on the floor and a fluffy blanket on the sofa. Will you find it here? And with my eyes there is nothing to even try to look for. And he can't find it. Suddenly my son fell to his knees in front of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and began to ask him. And I didn’t bother to interfere, I went back to the kitchen. I think it is impossible to find this lens. We need to buy new ones. Yes, and to work tomorrow. What will he do? Suddenly my son comes into my kitchen and shows me his finger: “Look, mom. I prayed, began to get up, leaned my hand on the sofa, and it was glued to my finger.”
Pavlova Z.S.
Warm the orphans
At Christmas I visited my native Mogilev and visited my beloved St. Nicholas Convent. I learned that this winter the monastery, whose nuns are elderly women, owed a huge amount for heating. The fact is that the monastery is classified as an industrial enterprise and the payment is prohibitively high. The authorities promised to resolve this misunderstanding, but they never did. At that time, one servant of God unexpectedly received an inheritance. While thinking about how best to manage her money, she had a dream in which an “old man with a stick” appeared to her and said: “Warm my orphans.” It should be noted that this servant of God was not yet sufficiently churched. But for an explanation of the dream, the woman turned to the priest, who recognized St. Nicholas in the “old man.” On the advice of the priest, this servant of God visited the St. Nicholas Monastery and donated her mite, wanting to “warm the orphans.” She was very surprised to recognize that “old man with a stick” on one of the monastery icons. It was Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Elena Labeza
“Mom, I didn’t drown!”
It was a long time ago. I was ten years old then, and now I’m seventy-four. We arrived at Ozerki. I went for a swim, but I didn’t know how to swim. She walked a few steps and fell into a hole. She immediately went deep into the water, darkness overhead. I swallow water, I feel like I’m dying. Thank God, I prayed to Nicholas the Wonderworker to save me.
We had a wooden icon of him at home. There were other icons, but for some reason I remembered St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. And then I hear, as if in a dream: “Try with all your might to jump.” I jumped - there was a woman above me. She grabbed my finger and pulled me out. And I went to crying mother. This icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is always with us, and it survived the blockade.
The stories are taken from the public domain on the Internet.
Real person of the 3rd century AD. This saint became famous for his determination in serving the Almighty Lord and sincere kindness to others. For his great work he was canonized by the church as a saint. They knew about the incredible achievements of the monk even during his lifetime.
Help from St. Nicholas
Modern miracles Nicholas the Wonderworker are distinguished by their colossal power and are intended to save people who find themselves in difficult or deadly situations. There is a lot of information from laymen and church ministers who saw with their own eyes divine accomplishments on behalf of this great monk.
During the Soviet period, famous for its anti-religious persecution of Christians, people were afraid to share stories about incredible incidents of divine nature. Soviet citizens saw how monasteries were closed and bells were removed and then melted down for the needs of the metallurgical industry. Communist authorities prohibited conversations about God and canceled all church holidays.
Currently, the laity have a wonderful opportunity to share with each other the stories of the miraculous deeds of St. Nicholas (the Wonderworker).
Worship of believers to the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Appearance of the Angel of the Lord
This incident happened to one woman in 1991. Walking along the shore of the lake, she started a conversation with an old grandmother. The latter began to confess, saying that her family did not love her at all and wished her a speedy death. The pious woman gave her a prayer book and began to talk about God's help and said that salvation must be sought from the Creator or His eternal servants.
Grandma answered this with her story.
A week before this acquaintance, she came to the same place with the intention of committing suicide. She was saved from a terrible deed by an elder who pointed out her sins to her grandmother and ordered her to come here in seven days, because here she would learn to ask before the Lord. The elder introduced himself as Nikolai and reminded that suicide brings colossal suffering to the soul.
The miracles consisted in the fact that the woman gave the old woman a prayer book.
On a note! The monk has many names because he provides diverse assistance to all people. They called him a miracle worker because he could resurrect the dead and heal terrible illnesses. He is a saint because he devoted his entire life to asceticism and service to the Heavenly Father.
The monk is rightfully revered throughout the Christian tradition.
Miracles of St. Nicholas in the form of a cross
The story took place in 1941. The wife remained in Moscow with the children, and the husband went to the front. It was very difficult for the mother and family. She plunged into despair, seeing the suffering of her offspring, and contemplated suicide. She was not religious, did not know how to read prayers, but at home she found an old icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The doomed mother began to impulsively reproach the holy image for the fact that the Lord was not able to save her family from hunger.
She was about to put her terrible suicide idea into action, but on the way she tripped and found two ten-ruble banknotes folded in the shape of a cross. After a while, she realized that the money was given to her by the grace of the Almighty.
The incident changed her worldview, she sincerely believed, began going to churches and thanking Nicholas for his wonderful gift.
About other miracles in Orthodoxy:
- Miracles of the Descent of the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Other stories of miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker today
The Church claims that icons depicting the saint protect the common people, heal people from illnesses and perform pious deeds.
The power of shrines does not weaken, despite the fact that they can be purchased in different religious places.
- One day a three-year-old boy, playing on the shore of a deep and deep river, slipped into the stream and immediately began to sink. A mother standing nearby threw herself into the water, forgetting that she couldn’t swim. At that moment, she remembered St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, his ability to perform miracles, and began to heartbreakingly ask for salvation. Within a few seconds, a strong stream picked up the unfortunate people and pulled them to safety.
- During the restoration of the St. Nicholas Church, an elderly grandmother came to the aid of the young people and expressed a desire to take part in the construction. No one believed that she would find the strength to lift weights, but she put everyone to shame. The grandmother said that she was prompted to difficult work by the holy saint who appeared in the house. The saint sincerely asked the old woman to help in the construction of the temple.
- The woman went into premature labor, and she, being a deeply religious believer, took with her images of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas. Future mother I calmed myself down with the thought that the child should not die on the holiday. For a whole week, doctors worried about the life of the fetus, and the woman prayed daily in front of the shrines. The born child was breathing on his own, but the danger remained. The newborn survived many operations and began to recover, and the parents strengthened in their faith and solemnly thanked the Lord.
Miracles through prayers
It is difficult to convince atheistically minded people of the real functionality of the holy image.
Read about prayers to the saint:
Nowadays there is a large number of convincing evidence from the lips of people pleading for something. Some survived accidents, others regained health after many years of terrible illness, and still others found their other half and happiness until their death.
- One day before going to bed, a woman who rarely turned to the icon of the Wonderworker, which was left by her deceased mother, heard the words “My daughter.” She did not attach much importance to this “vision,” but three days later everything happened again. The woman realized that the Monk Nicholas wanted communication. Her mind began to see clearly, her worldview turned towards religion. The woman began to join the church and ask for protection for her family and all humanity.
- One rich family The God-fearing housekeeper worked until her old age. When the pension law came out, the owner could not find Required documents, which greatly upset the pious grandmother. She suggested humbly praying in front of the image of St. Nicholas the Pleasant. That same evening, the hostess discovered a paper bundle with the documents necessary for retirement.
- U small child(2 years old) severe food poisoning occurred, the temperature rose, and the condition quickly deteriorated. The father was shocked to see the open “fontanel”, and the mother passionately read a prayer in front of the shrine of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Upon the doctor’s arrival, the child’s condition improved somewhat, and the parents hastened to anoint his forehead and stomach with blessed oil, which received power from an earnest request. The boy recovered without even taking ordinary medications.
The miracles of St. Nicholas the Pleasant presented above are only a small part of the many deeds performed.
Important! The saint humbly served God and worked for the good of society, his spirit and body are so pure that they continue to help for a long time after death. The Christian world has high hopes for the images of this incredible man.
Watch a video about the miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
St. Nicholas is a real person of the 3rd century AD. This saint became famous for his determination in serving the Almighty Lord and sincere kindness to others. For his great work he was canonized by the church as a saint. They knew about the incredible achievements of the monk even during his lifetime.
Help from St. Nicholas
The modern miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are distinguished by their colossal power and are intended to save people who find themselves in difficult or deadly situations. There is a lot of information from laymen and church ministers who saw with their own eyes divine accomplishments on behalf of this great monk.
During the Soviet period, famous for its anti-religious persecution of Christians, people were afraid to share stories about incredible incidents of divine nature. Soviet citizens saw how monasteries were closed and bells were removed and then melted down for the needs of the metallurgical industry. Communist authorities prohibited conversations about God and canceled all church holidays.
Currently, the laity have a wonderful opportunity to share with each other the stories of the miraculous deeds of St. Nicholas (the Wonderworker).
Worship of believers to the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Appearance of the Angel of the Lord
This incident happened to one woman in 1991. Walking along the shore of the lake, she started a conversation with an old grandmother. The latter began to confess, saying that her family did not love her at all and wished her a speedy death. The pious woman gave her a prayer book, began to talk about God’s help and said that salvation must be sought from the Creator or His eternal servants.
Grandma answered this with her story.
A week before this acquaintance, she came to the same place with the intention of committing suicide. She was saved from a terrible deed by an elder who pointed out her sins to her grandmother and ordered her to come here in seven days, because here she would learn to ask before the Lord. The elder introduced himself as Nikolai and reminded that suicide brings colossal suffering to the soul.
The miracles consisted in the fact that the woman gave the old woman a prayer book.
On a note! The monk has many names because he provides diverse assistance to all people. They called him a miracle worker because he could resurrect the dead and heal terrible illnesses. He is a saint because he devoted his entire life to asceticism and service to the Heavenly Father.
The monk is rightfully revered throughout the Christian tradition.
Miracles of St. Nicholas in the form of a cross
The story took place in 1941. The wife remained in Moscow with the children, and the husband went to the front. It was very difficult for the mother and family. She plunged into despair, seeing the suffering of her offspring, and contemplated suicide. She was not religious, did not know how to read prayers, but at home she found an old icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The doomed mother began to impulsively reproach the holy image for the fact that the Lord was not able to save her family from hunger.
She was about to put her terrible suicide idea into action, but on the way she tripped and found two ten-ruble banknotes folded in the shape of a cross. After a while, she realized that the money was given to her by the grace of the Almighty.
The incident changed her worldview, she sincerely believed, began going to churches and thanking Nicholas for his wonderful gift.
Other stories of miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker today
The Church claims that icons depicting the saint protect the common people, heal people from illnesses and perform pious deeds.
The power of shrines does not weaken, despite the fact that they can be purchased in different religious places.
- One day, a three-year-old boy, playing on the bank of a deep and deep river, slipped into the stream and immediately began to drown. A mother standing nearby threw herself into the water, forgetting that she couldn’t swim. At that moment, she remembered St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, his ability to perform miracles, and began to heartbreakingly ask for salvation. Within a few seconds, a strong stream picked up the unfortunate people and pulled them to safety.
- During the restoration of the St. Nicholas Church, an elderly grandmother came to the aid of the young people and expressed a desire to take part in the construction. No one believed that she would find the strength to lift weights, but she put everyone to shame. The grandmother said that she was prompted to difficult work by the holy saint who appeared in the house. The saint sincerely asked the old woman to help in the construction of the temple.
- The woman went into premature labor, and she, being a deeply religious believer, took with her images of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas. The expectant mother calmed herself with the thought that the child should not die on the holiday. For a whole week, doctors worried about the life of the fetus, and the woman prayed daily in front of the shrines. The born child was breathing on his own, but the danger remained. The newborn survived many operations and began to recover, and the parents strengthened in their faith and solemnly thanked the Lord.
Miracles through prayers
It is difficult to convince atheistically minded people of the real functionality of the holy image.
Nowadays, there is a large amount of convincing evidence from the lips of people praying for something. Some survived accidents, others regained health after many years of terrible illness, and still others found their other half and happiness until their death.
- One day before going to bed, a woman who rarely turned to the icon of the Wonderworker, which was left by her deceased mother, heard the words “My daughter.” She did not attach much importance to this “vision,” but three days later everything happened again. The woman realized that the Monk Nicholas wanted communication. Her mind began to see clearly, her worldview turned towards religion. The woman began to join the church and ask for protection for her family and all humanity.
- In one rich family, a God-fearing housekeeper worked until old age. When the law on pensions came out, the owner could not find the necessary documents, which greatly upset the pious grandmother. She suggested humbly praying in front of the image of St. Nicholas the Pleasant. That same evening, the hostess discovered a paper bundle with the documents necessary for retirement.
- A small child (2 years old) suffered from severe food poisoning, the temperature rose, and the condition quickly deteriorated. The father was shocked to see the open “fontanel”, and the mother passionately read a prayer in front of the shrine of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Upon the doctor’s arrival, the child’s condition improved somewhat, and the parents hastened to anoint his forehead and stomach with blessed oil, which received power from an earnest request. The boy recovered without even taking ordinary medications.
The miracles of St. Nicholas the Pleasant presented above are only a small part of the many deeds performed.
Important! The saint humbly served God and worked for the good of society; his spirit and body are so pure that they continue to provide help long after death. The Christian world has high hopes for the images of this incredible man.
Watch a video about the miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
At that time I myself was not a churchgoer and not even baptized. And he confused Nicholas the Wonderworker with Stephen of Great Perm. But even so, I and many of my friends, far from the Church, noted that this saint saved people.
TV report from local TV "Rifey":
r.B. Christina
“I, an ordinary girl, dreamed of simple female happiness”
I am an ordinary girl, I dreamed of simple female happiness, but my personal life did not work out. I waited, asked in prayers, but, as they say, everything has its time. Years passed, but there was still no happiness. I would like to note that I am a pretty girl, I had a lot of fans, but I couldn’t imagine a relationship without love. I met a lot of good guys, but “not my thing,” and that’s all.
I started building a career, traveling, seeing the world. And this geographical “gourmetism” became for me a kind of substitute for personal life.
One day I came to the temple and began to ask: help, Saint Nicholas... A few weeks later I met a man with whom I had never even thought of becoming acquainted, he was too “mine” in terms of worldview and type. We really liked each other, started dating... And then the difficulties began. I won’t describe the details, but the relationship was stuck at one stage, the candy-bouquet period was over, and it was necessary to decide where to go next. Even though I am a believer, I was tired of loneliness and made concessions: we began to live together. I can’t describe the feeling, I was brought up in strict traditions, plus the Lord did not leave me without admonition: health problems began. And then I again turned to Saint Nicholas with a fervent prayer: I asked for a blessing, if this is my man, to unite us in marriage, and if not mine, then let him leave my life. I prayed almost every day while my beloved was away. And, you won’t believe it, my beloved comes and proposes to me! That same evening we go shopping for rings. Nikola helped us so much that we bypassed the queues at the registry office, we got the day of registration on the great Orthodox holiday Faith, Hope and Love, everything went like clockwork (those who got married know how troublesome a wedding is).
Many miracles were connected in my life with St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. For example, when I lost my job, I always turned to St. with prayers. Nikolai. And soon I found new job, which always not only corresponded to my specialty, brought good income, but also helped me gain interesting experience.
I could go on and on about the help I received in different time through prayers to Saint Nicholas. But I want to say the main thing - we must remember that we must help our loved ones and those in need in difficult moments of life. This is precisely what my experience of prayerful communication with the great saint of God, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and this is exactly what the Lord expects from us...
Eduard Kichigin
“I asked St. Nicholas for help in finding a job”
Six months ago I was going through an extremely difficult period in my life, and one day I was standing at an evening service in St. Nicholas Cathedral, praying, my soul was painful and heavy, but by the end of the service I felt some kind of consolation and even joy. I won’t say anything about what I prayed for, but in addition to the main thing, I asked St. Nicholas for help in finding a job. After the service I walked home in the rain, and there was such joy in my soul, flying - “Virgin Mother of God, rejoice!” I sang to myself and aloud a little.
I came home and an old friend immediately called me with an offer of a very good job, extremely interesting, useful and promising for me. In order to discuss everything and get my consent, he, despite being extremely busy and worried, came to me that same evening. I got the job, it was difficult, but extremely interesting and useful. I promised Saint Nicholas that from my first salary I would light candles for all the icons in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
But in the end, everything got so twisted, both with this work and in general, that he fulfilled his promise only halfway and not on time - he only placed candles in one of the churches of the cathedral, and there were two of them, on both floors. Now I don’t understand what was stopping me. Yes, and I lived at that time, frankly speaking, not the most in the right way. Things went badly, in general, in the end, I made the second part of my promise to St. Nicholas from my last salary six months later, after my dismissal. Here's the story.
Suzanna Farizova
"I was waiting for you with this finger"
I went to Bari, working at the Kommersant newspaper, in the then presidential pool. She left in a hurry, having spent Maslenitsa visiting on a grand scale the day before.
I was constantly in the way of my bag, the keys in my hands, the door.
This one front door, unable to handle my keys and bag, I ended up hitting my finger. Hit hard.
I had no time. I flew away. In Bari, the finger became swollen, blackened and began to hurt. At first - barely. Then stronger and stronger. But I had to work, and I tried not to think that it hurt.
The program included a visit to the Basilica. The same one where the relics of St. Nicholas lie. They rest behind bars - heavy ones - which are opened on major holidays. I kissed the bars and asked for some global things for myself and my family. And at the end she asked for the finger to go through.
During the stay of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Moscow, about 2 million pilgrims venerated them. Now the relics have been transported to St. Petersburg and will stay there for two weeks from July 13 to 28.
Maria Sergeeva
Maria Sergeeva, coordinator of “Orthodox Volunteers”, spent 42 days at the relics, helping pilgrims and other volunteers. Sometimes she had to sleep an hour and a half a day, but, according to her, she did not feel any fatigue. We asked her to share the most memorable moments in her work.
“I got here very easily. There was an announcement in our church about bringing relics and recruiting volunteers to help with the organization. I signed up and on June 1 came to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior as a volunteer. She came and that’s it, she stayed there until the end.
At first I came as a “little green man” in a green vest - that was the color of the volunteer vests. I was a mobile volunteer who rode along the line on a scooter. Then many who actively showed themselves became coordinators. That's how I became. We helped the volunteers, encouraged and guided them, and controlled order in the queue with them.
There was a period when we worked almost the whole day and slept at home for only one and a half to two hours: at 6 in the morning the first shift of volunteers began gathering, and we left at 2-3 in the morning, depending on the number of pilgrims. But even after just a couple of hours of sleep, you had the feeling that you were cheerful, that you wanted to quickly run to work there, to the temple. No fatigue!
It was difficult for some volunteers to stand at the relics themselves. Morally. Many destinies flashed before my eyes, human emotions, experiences. Therefore, many changed their posts to street ones, closer to the first line.
We tried to make it easier for people to stand in line and brought them tea and water. Sometimes we managed to please them with something else. So one day a bakery brought us buns for free. When we handed them out, people smiled and said kind words. I really remember this moment.
In the queue one could meet both simple and very wealthy people. And everyone stood on an equal footing, except for those for whom a special “social” queue was created - for disabled people of the 1st group and children under one year old.
There were moments that were both joyful and sad. For example, when buses with sick people arrived. I was very worried looking at them. At the same time, it was joyful to see that they liked it here, and many of them were smiling.
Volunteers talked about things that I can’t call anything other than a miracle:
People who had not seen each other for many, many years and had lost all contacts for communication unexpectedly met right at the relics. One of our volunteers, while kissing, heard a familiar voice. It turned out to be an old acquaintance of hers from childhood.
And one woman, who also came to us as a volunteer, said that she did this after a miracle happened to her. According to her story, at first she, like everyone else, stood in line for 8 hours, bowed to the relics and went home. She had vision problems for 30 years and wore contacts. She says she started watching TV, and suddenly her vision suddenly deteriorated. I was very scared, I thought that I had lost him completely. When she took off the lenses to understand what had happened, it turned out that her vision was perfect and the lenses only got in the way.
Each pilgrim was given just one second to kiss and not delay the general queue. According to estimates, about 30 people applied per minute, and with a large flow there could be more.People stood in line for 8-12 hours under the sun and rain for one second, which costs so much.
Personally, when I stood near the entrance and exit, I watched how the expressions on people’s faces changed. Those who had just entered the temple were tense, tired, and confused. And the faces of those leaving and already bowing to the relics were brightened and joyful, even if someone had tears in their eyes at that moment.
Those wishing to become volunteers can fill out a form on the website: