By Metropolitan Nektarios of Argolidos
Before the war,[1] Mrs. P. S. was sick and suffered from a high fever every day. The doctors could not help her.
One day she went to the Metropolitan Church of Marousi,[2] which was also her parish. She venerated all the icons.
At one point on the wall she saw the icon of Saint Panteleimon. She said to it with familiarity:
"Ah! you are here and I am suffering? My Lord has given you the grace. Make me well. Isn’t it a shame that I run to the doctors?"
She wept before the Saint and returned home. At night she had a dream that she was in church to pray. There it seemed to her that a homily was being given.
She approached to see who the speaker was. He was a young man and he motioned for her to come closer.
"Why do you complain about what you are suffering," he said to her. "Don't you know where Neratziotissa is?[3] Aren't you familiar with Father Athanasios?[4] Go and let him make the sign of the cross over you so that you may be healed!"
In the morning she set out for Neratziotissa.
She found Father Athanasios and told him the dream she had.
The Elder prayed, made the sign of the cross over her and the fever subsided. She lived another 43 years, without ever having a fever.
Source: From the book Ιερομόναχος Αθανάσιος Χαμακιώτης. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
One day she went to the Metropolitan Church of Marousi,[2] which was also her parish. She venerated all the icons.
At one point on the wall she saw the icon of Saint Panteleimon. She said to it with familiarity:
"Ah! you are here and I am suffering? My Lord has given you the grace. Make me well. Isn’t it a shame that I run to the doctors?"
She wept before the Saint and returned home. At night she had a dream that she was in church to pray. There it seemed to her that a homily was being given.
She approached to see who the speaker was. He was a young man and he motioned for her to come closer.
"Why do you complain about what you are suffering," he said to her. "Don't you know where Neratziotissa is?[3] Aren't you familiar with Father Athanasios?[4] Go and let him make the sign of the cross over you so that you may be healed!"
In the morning she set out for Neratziotissa.
She found Father Athanasios and told him the dream she had.
The Elder prayed, made the sign of the cross over her and the fever subsided. She lived another 43 years, without ever having a fever.
Source: From the book Ιερομόναχος Αθανάσιος Χαμακιώτης. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
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| Icon of St. Athanasios Hamakiotis in the Metropolitan Church of the Dormition in Marousi |
Notes:
1. The Greek Civil War took place between 1946 and 1949.
2. Marousi is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens. The Cathedral there is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
3. Neratziotissa is a neighborhood in Marousi, Athens. It's primarily known for the Neratziotissa railway station, which is a significant transportation hub in the area.
4. Father Athanasios Hamakiotis (1891-1967) was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in November 2023 and is commemorated on August 17th, the day of his repose.
1. The Greek Civil War took place between 1946 and 1949.
2. Marousi is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens. The Cathedral there is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
3. Neratziotissa is a neighborhood in Marousi, Athens. It's primarily known for the Neratziotissa railway station, which is a significant transportation hub in the area.
4. Father Athanasios Hamakiotis (1891-1967) was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in November 2023 and is commemorated on August 17th, the day of his repose.
