There is a Saint who is worth invoking every night before you go to bed and who can save you, listen to you and work miracles.
In particular, praying to him calms the soul.
The shocking dialogue
Elder Christodoulos, remembering an event that happened during the Turkish occupation, around 1910, narrated it to me in honor and honor of Agios Onouphrios.
“I, he tells us, at that time was younger, while in charge of the forest of the Monastery and one day while returning to Panagia, we met a Turkon, a forest guard, i.e. a government official and, after we had turned around for a while and I showed him the borders of the Monastery, we finally came down here to rest and have lunch. With the tour we had the Turk was tired, he was also a little corpulent and, after we had finished, we went to the fountain and the Turk, pleased and happy with the cold water of the spring, drank again, drank and I don’t know how much.
He was telling me: ah! bye! bye! cold that, good! and see him drink again. It wasn’t long before he got a pain and his belly swelled up and the swelling went up to his chest and he started yelling and crying for help. But we didn’t know what to do with him either. “Oh, he was shouting, I’m going to run, I’m going to run.” Oh, temptation that befell us! I say to old Joachim the Cretan, of course you remember him:
—Old Joachim, he will die and we will find our trouble.
—Eh, he tells me, do you feel sorry for the Turk? Let him die.
—But it’s not like that. They will incriminate us, they will take us to Thessaloniki, and who knows what expenses will be incurred in the Monastery.
—Eh! he says well to me; here on the mountain where we are, what medicinal things can we do for him? Whatever you know, let’s do it. I don’t mix, why should I drink so much water? To burst?
The Saint and Savior
Finally, in my despair, I remembered Saint Onufrion. He alone, I say, if he will, will save him
The lying Turk moans, cries, screams, asks for help. I go to the icon of the Saint and put three penances: “Saint Onufry, please, help us, so that we don’t find our trouble”.
I take the vessel with Agiasmon, put it in front of the icon, I also pulled a rosary with faith in the Saint, begging him to help us. I take Turkon, take him to the church and show him the icon of Saint Onufrios, patron of the farm and tell him: “This Saint is the master of the house. Only he, if you beseech him with your heart, can save you from dying. Do three penances and kiss his feet and drink from this water to get well.”
Willing and not being in a hurry and out of fear that he might die, he did penance with all his soul and heart, kissed his feet, drank from Agiasmon, and then I said to him: “Don’t be afraid, the Saint will heal you; let’s take a walk to the cistern to relax.” He listened to me attentively and believed me and, oh my wonderful brothers!
After he took the walk, I told him, within 10-15 minutes of the hour he returns happy, completely healthy, the one who was half dead before the little one and with a loud voice and with many verses of repentance thanked the Saint for the healing and medicine that we did for him”.
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