In today's sermon, His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius of America emphasizes the importance of holiness and becoming saints. He highlights the willingness of many throughout history to sacrifice their lives for Christ and the church. It serves as a reminder to understand the eternal implications of life and to strive for spiritual growth and righteousness. The saints understood the true nature of this life and its eternal implications, which most people fail to grasp. We, while we still have the opportunity, we need to act before it is too late.
Metropolitan Demetrius gives us examples of the current state of affairs explaining that In the midst of troubled times, God may send signs to encourage the faithful. He then follows with a dramatic example.
Just before COVID hit, a miraculous event occurred in Greece involving one of our a parishioners who was in a helicopter crash. The helicopter flying in fog got caught in telephone wires, resulting in a terrible crash that killed five people. However, one person survived. She had an icon of the Mother of God and other holy artifacts with her. As the helicopter was falling to the ground, the mother of God herself rescued her by in an instant unbolting her chair and lifting her to a safe place. The Mother of God then placed her facing away from the tragedy so she would not be further traumatized and stayed with her until help arrived.
While together, the Mother of God explained that she was performing this miracle because she wanted to strengthen the faithful due to the approaching end-times events.
Metropolitan Demetrius concludes by encouraging us to pray to our holy patron, Saint John, to help us in these very difficult times, to remain steadfast in the holy Orthodox faith, and to live a life of repentance.
The Sermon was delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius of America at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, on the Feast of the Recovery of the Relics of Saint John of San Francisco, September 29/October 12, 2023, Cobleskill, NY.
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28 сен 2024
