Panais Hatzeionas was afflicted in his youth with a rash (called karfites in the Cypriot dialect) on both of his legs, causing him considerable suffering whenever he walked. He went to doctors and applied ointments, but nothing helped. One day, as he and his brother Vasilis were returning from Stavrovouni Monastery (the journey from Lysi to Stavrovouni was always made on foot) they stopped at the Sacred Monastery of Saint Thekla in Mosfiloti to venerate. There, he took mud from the holy spring of Saint Thekla and applied it to his legs. By the time they reached Lysi, the rashes had disappeared from both of his legs.
At an older age, and shortly after the Turkish invasion, while living as a refugee, he developed a rash (a karfiti) on his nose. This time as well, he took mud from Saint Thekla, and after applying it to the affected area, the affliction disappeared.
He would frequently invoke the miracle as an example of the power of God. “These ‘mud clods,’” he would say, “can do what doctors and scientists cannot do. God performs miracles even through these worthless materials!”
At an older age, and shortly after the Turkish invasion, while living as a refugee, he developed a rash (a karfiti) on his nose. This time as well, he took mud from Saint Thekla, and after applying it to the affected area, the affliction disappeared.
He would frequently invoke the miracle as an example of the power of God. “These ‘mud clods,’” he would say, “can do what doctors and scientists cannot do. God performs miracles even through these worthless materials!”
Source: Translated by John Sanidopoulos.
