A joyful feast of our patron, Saint John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco!
We are thankful to be joined today by our dean, Fr David Moser from Boise, Fr Daniel Reese from Walla Walla, Fr Paul Volkoff from Seattle, and Deacons Richard, Christopher, and Joachim. Special thanks also to the sisterhood who put together a wonderful meal, and for the whole community for coming together to make this feast day a special occasion. S’prazdnikom!
How can we reconcile the solemn assertion of the hymns that the Queen of Heaven “saves everyone from misfortune and sorrow” with the harsh reality of a mourning world?
“O heavenly King, accept all those who pray to you and who call on my name for help. Do not let them go away from my icon unheard.”
The life of St. John demonstrates that true Christianity far exceeds the bounds of human goodness.
The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected for mankind. The emperor Hadrian (117-138) gave orders to cover over the ground of Golgotha and the