Archangel Michael. Remembering the miracle of the saint in Honeh

Archangel Michael. Remembering the miracle of the saint in Honeh  Orthodox life The Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Honeh The memory of the miracle committed by the Holy Archangel Michael in Honech (IV). Archangel Michael is one of the highest Angels, taking the closest part in the fate of the Church. Scripture teaches us that, besides the physical, there is a great spiritual world inhabited by intelligent, kind beings called Angels. The word angel in Greek means messenger. The Holy Scriptures call them that because God often through them communicates His will to people. What exactly is their life in the spiritual world that they inhabit, and what is their activity? We know almost nothing, and, in essence, we are not able to understand. They are in conditions completely different from our material ones: time, space and all living conditions there have a completely different content. The prefix “archi” to some Angels indicates their more exalted service in comparison with other Angels. The name Michael - in Hebrew means "Who, like God." The Holy Scripture, telling about the appearance of Angels to various people, names only some of them, apparently, those who carry a special mission in establishing the Kingdom of God on earth. Among them are the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, mentioned in the canonical books of Scripture, as well as the Archangels Raphael, Uriel, Salafiel, Yehudiiel and Barahiel, mentioned in the non-canonical books of Scripture. Archangel Michael. Remembering the miracle of Archangel Michael, who was in Honeh (Colossi) In the IV century, in the ancient city of Hona, which under the apostle Paul was called Colossus (in Phrygia, near Hierapolis), there was a temple of the Archangel Michael of God. It was erected by the zeal of one of the inhabitants of Laodicea: his dumb daughter was healed and speechless after drinking water from a healing spring located near the site of the temple, after the appearance of her father, Archangel Michael. Subsequently, at this place the Archangel of God repeatedly showed his intercession to Christians. For 60 years, the pious ministry of the pious Christian Archippus performed in the temple. Once an embittered pagan, seeing that the preaching of blessed Archippus converts a large number of people to Christianity, they decided to destroy the church of Archangel Michael and destroy Archippus. To do this, they connected two mountain rivers in one channel and directed their course to the temple. But through the prayer of Archippus, Archangel Michael appeared, with the blow of his wand opening a wide crevice in the mountain; the waters of the rivers went into the earth, and the temple was saved. And so, in the Phrygian city of Colossus 1 , near the city of Hierapolis 2 , over the source of miraculous water stood the church of the Holy Archangel Michael. Patients received many healings from this spring, even more than in the pool of Siloam 3 . Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael the Archangel, Archangel Only once a year did the Angel of the Lord descend into that bathhouse and resent the water; here the grace of the chief of angels always abided. Only the one who was the first to enter the bathhouse because of the indignation of the water was healthy, and here, all who came in faith, the first and the last, became healthy. There were necessary vestibules for the stay of patients, who had been waiting for a long time for healing, since others only after 38 years received health - here, at one day, or at one o'clock, the patient became healthy. The origin of this source is narrated as follows. When the whole universe was darkened by the darkness of pagan polytheism and people worshiped the creatures, and not the Creator, at that time in Hierapolis the pagans venerated the enormous and terrible echidna 4 , and the whole country, blinded by demonic seduction, worshiped it. The wicked built a temple in honor of this echidna, where they kept it and, bringing her many and various sacrifices, fed this poisonous and harming many echidna. The one true God, desiring to enlighten the world with the light of His knowledge and to guide astray people on the true path, sent to all the lands of His holy disciples and Apostles to preach the Gospel to all people. Two of the Apostles are St. John the Theologian and St. Philip, having come one at Ephesus 5 , and the other at Hierapolis, worked there in the gospel of Christ. At this time in Ephesus was a wonderful temple and idol of the famous pagan goddess Artemis 6 . Armed with a spiritual sword, - in the word of God, against the servants and worshipers of this goddess, St. John the Theologian defeated them: by the power of the name of Christ, he destroyed the temple and turned it into the dust of an idol, and through this led the whole city to holy faith. After the destruction of the idol of Artemis, St. John the theologian went from Ephesus to Hierapolis to the aid of his collaborator, St. To the Apostle Philip; St. Apostle Bartholomew and sister of Philip Mariamia. Together with them St. John the Theologian also served the cause of salvation. At first they armed themselves against the echidna, whose crazy people made sacrifices, venerating this creature for God. With their prayers, they killed this echidna, and turned her worshipers to the One True God, who created heaven and earth. Having stood in a place called “Herotope”, they prophesied that the grace of God would shine on it, that this place would be visited by the Governor of heavenly powers, sv. Archangel Michael, and that miracles will be performed here. All this soon came true. When St. John the Theologian went to preach the gospel in other cities, and St. The apostle Philip suffered from the wicked, while Bartholomew and Mariamia also dispersed to other countries - then miraculous water appeared on that spot, according to the prophecy of the holy Apostle. So the words of Scripture were fulfilled: “Water will break through in the desert, and streams in the steppe. And the ghost of the waters will turn into a lake, and the thirsting earth will become sources of water; in the jackals' dwelling, where they rest, there will be a place for reeds and reeds. And there will be a big road there, and the path along it will be called the holy path ” 7 (Isa. 35: 6-8.). To this source began to come not only believers, but also unbelievers, for miracles performed there, like a loud trumpet, called everyone here; and all those who drank and washed from this source were healed of their ailments, and many, having received health, were baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity. At that time, one Helin lived in Laodicea8, whose only daughter was dumb from birth. Her father grieved for this very much and put much effort into healing her dumbness, but, having achieved nothing in this, he became deeply discouraged. One night, falling asleep on his bed, he saw in a vision of an angel of God shining like the sun. This vision was not for him because he was worthy of it, but so that through this he would come to the knowledge of the truth and would lead with him others to God. Seeing the angel, he was frightened, but at the same time he heard the following words from him: “If you want your daughter’s tongue to be resolved, then bring it to my source, located in the“ Herotope ”, near Hierapolis - drink it with water from this source, and then you will see the glory of God. Having woken up, this man was surprised at what he saw and, believing the words spoken to him, immediately took his daughter and hurried to the miraculous water. There he found many people scooping up this water, baptizing in it and receiving healing from their diseases. He asked them: “Whom do you call upon washing with this water?” Those answered him: - We call on the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, we also call for the help of the holy Archangel Michael. Then the man, raising his eyes to heaven and raising his hands, said: - The Father and the Son and the Holy Soul, - Christian God, - have mercy on us! Saint Michael, servant of God, help and heal my daughter! At this, he drew water from the spring and poured it with faith into the mouth of his daughter; immediately her tongue bound by mute was allowed to glorify God, and she clearly said: - Christian God, have mercy on me! Saint Michael, help me! All who were there were amazed at the power of God and, glorifying the Holy Trinity, magnified the help of the holy Archangel Michael. But Jellin, seeing that his daughter was healed, was extremely happy and was immediately baptized with his daughter and all his household that came with him. As a sign of gratitude, he built a wonderful church over the miraculous source in the name of the holy archangel Michael, the Voivode of the heavenly forces. With great magnificence, having decorated this church and having prayed a lot in it, helen returned to his home. In the 90th year from the construction of this church, a ten-year-old boy named Archippus came there from Hierapolis; his parents were zealous Christians and raised their son in piety. Archippus began to live at the Church of St. Archangel Michael, performing with her the Ponomar service. This young man began to be guided in his life by this rule: from the time he settled at that church, serving God, he did not instill anything from worldly foods and drinks: he did not eat meat, wine, even bread, but ate only one desert greens, which he himself collected and cooked; he took food once a week, and then without salt, but only an insignificant amount of water served as food for him. Through such abstinence this lad killed his flesh, and in such virtues invariably remained from youth to old age, communing with all his soul to God and becoming like the life of the incorporeal. His clothes were very poor: he had only two sackcloths9, one of which he wore on his body, and the other covered his bed covered with sharp stones. He covered it with sackcloth so that those entering his dwelling would not see that he was sleeping on sharp stones; the headboard for him was a small sack full of thorns. Such was the bed of this blessed ascetic. His dream and rest consisted of the following: when he felt a need for a dream, he lay on stones and sharp thorns, so that it was more awake than a dream, and his rest was more pain than peace. For what rest for the body is to lie on hard stones, and what a dream, when the head rests on a sharp blackthorn? Each year Archippus changed his clothes: with the sackcloth that he wore on his body, he covered his bed, and which was on the bed, he put on himself; after a year, he again changed those sackcloths. So, having no rest day or night, he put to death his body and kept his soul from the networks of enemies. Passing such a close and regrettable way of life, blessed Archippus, calling on God, prayed: - Do not allow me, Lord, to rejoice in the world with vain joy, that my eyes see no blessings of this world, and may there be no joy for me in this temporary life. Fill, Lord, my eyes with spiritual tears, give me contrition in my heart, and prosper my ways, that I may kill my flesh and enslave its spirit until the end of my days. What benefit will this mortal flesh made of the earth bring me? It blooms like a flower in the morning, but dries in the evening! But let me, Lord, work hard on what is good for the soul and for eternal life. Thus praying and so learning, the blessed Archippus began to become like an angel of God, conducting a heavenly life on earth. And the saint took care not only of his salvation, but also of the salvation of others, for he turned many infidels to Christ and baptized them. The wicked Greeks, seeing all this, envied the blessed Archippus and, not tolerating the glorious miracles that came from the holy source, they hated this righteous man who lived there. Often they attacked St. Archippus, they tormented him by his hair and beard and, knocking him to the ground, stamped his feet and, after various tortures, drove him out. But, being firm in spirit like adamant 10 , the blessed Archippus bravely endured all these things from idolaters and did not depart from the holy temple, serving God in the holiness and kindness of his heart and taking care of the salvation of human souls. Once the wicked Greeks, gathered in a multitude, said among themselves: “If we don’t fill this spring with earth and kill that person dressed in rags, then all our gods will be completely humiliated because of those who are healed there.” Then they went to fill the earth with miraculous water and kill the innocent man - blessed Archippus. Approaching the holy place from two sides, some of them rushed to the church and to the source, while others hurried to the dwelling of blessed Archippus to kill him. But the Lord, taking care of the fate of the righteous and not giving them into the hands of sinners, saved His slave from those murderers: suddenly their hands were dead, so that they could not even touch the reverend. An unusual miracle appeared from the water: as soon as the wicked approached the source, a fiery flame immediately came out of the water and, rushing to the wicked, drove them away from the source; thus, these lawless men fled with shame from the source and from the Monk Archippos, without causing him any harm. However, they were not enlightened by this miracle: grinding their teeth, they did not cease to boast that they would destroy that source and the church, and the minister of the church. In that place was a river called Chrysos, flowing on the left side of the church. The wrongdoers decided to let her go to a holy place so that the holy spring, mixed with river water, would lose its miraculous power. But when they began to carry out their evil intent and directed the course of the river to the source so that it would flood it, then the river, by God's command, gave its streams a different course and flowed on the right side of the church. And again, the wicked returned in shame. There were two other rivers flowing from the east and approaching that holy place at a distance of three stages; the name of one river is Lycocaper, and the other is Kufos. Both of these rivers, meeting at the base of a large mountain, joined together and, heading to the right, flowed into the Lycian country 11 . The omnipotent devil inspired the wicked people with a malicious intention: he taught them to let the waters of both those rivers go to a miraculous place, as a result of which the church of St. Michael the Archangel should have collapsed, and the water should be flooded with St. source and sink sv. Archippa. This area was very convenient for directing water there, for the rivers came out from the top of the mountain, and the church was at the very bottom. Having conspired, the wicked came in great numbers from all cities to the village of Laodicea and went to the church. Near the church altar was a huge stone; from this stone they began to dig a deep and wide ditch up to that mountain, under which the rivers joined together. Then they dug a ditch with great difficulty, through which water could be let into the church, and blocked those rivers so that more water would accumulate; ten days the wicked labored in this vain affair. Seeing this thing of the wicked, the Monk Archippus fell to the earth in the church and prayed with tears to God, calling for the help of the speedy representative of St. Archangel Michael, so that he would preserve the holy place from drowning and not give joy to enemies who are trying to destroy the shrine of the Lord. “I will not leave this place,” said Blessed Archippus, “I will not leave the church, but I will even die here if the Lord permits us to sink this holy place.” After ten days, when the water rose strongly, the wicked dug up the place along which the water had to rush along the path prepared for it and let the rivers go to the holy temple in the first hour of the night; they themselves departed from there and stood in a high place on the left side, wanting to see the sinking of the holy place. Then the water, rushing down, rustled like thunder. Rev. Archippus, being in church in prayer, heard the sound of water and began to pray even more earnestly to God and St. Archangel Michael, so that this holy place would not be sunk and not rejoice, but the wicked enemies should be put to shame; the name of the Lord be glorified, and may the angelic strength and intercession be exalted. And he sang the psalm of David: - “Rise the rivers, Lord, raise the rivers their voice, raise the rivers their waves. But more than the noise of the waters of many, strong waves of the sea, the Lord is strong in the highest. Your revelations are undoubtedly true. Holiness belongs to thy house, O Lord, for long days ”(Ps. 92: 3-5). When this blessed Archippus sang this, he heard a voice commanding him to leave the church. Leaving the church, he saw the great representative and guardian of the Christian clan - the holy archangel Michael, in the form of a beautiful and blessed man, as he had once appeared to the prophet Daniel (Dan., Ch. 10). Blessed Archippus, not being able to look at him, fell to the ground with fear. Archangel Michael said to him: - Do not be afraid - get up, come to me here and see the power of God in these waters. Blessed Archippus got up and, approaching with fear the governor of heaven, stopped at the command of him on the left side; at this he saw a pillar of fire rising from earth to heaven. When the water came close, the Archistratig raised his right hand and, depicting the sign of the Cross on the surface of the water, said: - Stay there! And immediately the waters turned back. So the words of the prophets were fulfilled: “They saw thee water and were afraid” (Ps. 76:17). The rivers became like a stone wall, and rose high, like a high mountain. Following this, the arch-strategist, turning to the temple, struck with a rod in a huge stone located near the altar, and inscribed on it the sign of the cross. Immediately a great thunder was heard, the earth shook and the stone split in two, forming a huge gorge. When this archangel Michael spoke the following words: - May all resistance forces be destroyed here and may all those who come here in faith get rid of all evils here! Having said these things, he ordered Archippus to go to the right side. When the monk went there, St. Michael loudly exclaimed to the waters: - Enter this gorge! Michael the Archangel, Archangel Archangel Michael And immediately the waters flowed with noise into the stone cleft and since then have been constantly flowing this way through the stone. The enemies, standing on the left side and expecting to see the sinking of the holy temple, were petrified by fear. Having saved his temple and the Monk Archippos from sinking, the holy archangel Michael ascended to heaven, and blessed Archippus thanked God for that glorious miracle glorified the great keeper, Archangel Michael, for his great intercession. Then all the opponents were ashamed, but the believers had great joy, and they, coming to the angelic temple and a wonderful source, together with the Monk Archippos praised God. From that time, it was decided to celebrate the day on which the miracle happened through the appearance of an angel. Rev. Archippus lived for many years in that place, working diligently to God, and died in the world, being 70 years old from his birth. Believers buried him in the same place, which for the aforementioned miracle was called "Khoni" - i.e. immersion 12 , because there the water sank into stone. Other wonders of the holy Archangel Michael, the benefactor of the Christian family, should also be mentioned. Between the Adriatic Sea and the mountain, called Gargan 13 , there is the city of Sipont, which is 12 thousand feet 14 away from the mountain . In that city there was one rich man whose herds grazed under Mount Gargan. Once he lost one ox, behind the herd. For a long time he was looking for this ox with his slaves, and finally found it on the top of the mountain at the door of a cave. Angry and tired of the search, the man took a bow and arrow and put it into his ox in order to kill him. Suddenly, the arrow, turning back, hit the shooter. Those who were with him, seeing that, were afraid and, not daring to approach that cave, returned to the city and told that about what had happened. Upon learning of this, the bishop of that city turned to God in prayer, asking Him to reveal this secret to him. And in a vision, the archangel Michael appeared to him and announced that he had chosen that place for himself, kept it and wanted to visit it often and help people who came there with prayer. The bishop announced this vision to people and prescribed a three-day fast for the whole city, after which he went with that clergyman and with all the people to that mountain. Having risen on it, they found a cave in a stone with a tight entrance and did not dare to go inside, but performed a prayer in front of the door. Since then, people often began to come there and pray there to God and the holy archangel Michael. Once the Neapolitans 15 , while still unbelievers, gathered their troops, unexpectedly approached the city of Sipont in order to take it and ruin it. Citizens were in great fear. Then the bishop commanded the inhabitants of that city a three-day fast and prayers for deliverance from the enemies surrounding them. Before the day set by the enemies for the final ruin of the city, the voivode of the heavenly forces, sv. Archangel Michael appeared in a vision to the bishop and said: - Tomorrow at 4 o'clock in the afternoon they ordered their citizens to arm themselves and leave the city against the enemies, and I will come to help you. Having woken up, the bishop spoke of this vision to all people and greatly delighted them with the God-promised victory over the Gentiles. When the fourth hour of the day arrived, a great thunder was heard and, raising their eyes, they all saw a cloud descending on Mount Gargan. At the same time, fire, smoke, lightning and thunder appeared, as it had once been at Sinai (Ex., Ch. 19), so that the whole mountain wavered and covered with clouds. Enemies, seeing this, were afraid and took to flight; the citizens, having realized that a good keeper and quick intercessor of their sv. the archangel Michael, with his heavenly warriors, opened the city gates and chased after enemies, hitting them like stems; they pursued them from behind, but the holy archangel Michael hit them from above with thunder and lightning; 600 people died from thunder and lightning that day. The Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Honeh The Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Honeh The citizens of Sipont pursued the enemies to Naples, and, using the governor of the heavenly forces defeating them, they triumphantly returned to their city. Since that time, the Neapolitans, having known the strong right hand of the Almighty God, accepted the holy faith. The Sipontian citizens, having gathered everything with the bishop and with the clergy, went to the mountain, on which there was a terrible phenomenon, wanting to give thanks there to God and his assistant, the holy archangel Michael, in all heavenly powers. When they approached the doors of that cave, they found on marble a trace of a small human foot, which was also well-carved, as if on marshy ground. Then they said among themselves: - Here, in truth, the holy archangel Michael left here a sign of his visit, for he himself was here, delivering us from our enemies. Bowing, they kissed that track and, having performed prayer, were glad that they had such a keeper and intercessor for themselves, and gave thanks to God. In that place, they decided to build a church in the name of the holy Archangel Michael. When they began construction, the archangel Michael again appeared to the bishop and said: - You should not care about the church building: without your labor I prepared a temple there, just enter it. The next day you perform the holy liturgy in it and, in part, the believers of the Holy Divine Mysteries. After this vision, the bishop ordered all people to prepare for Holy Communion and went along with them, performing prayer songs. When they came to that holy place, where the holy feet were displayed on marble, they found in a stone a carved small church, in the form of a cave; her walls were not smooth, but her height was different: in one place it was possible to reach with her head, and with the other it was impossible to reach with her hand. - From this it became clear to people that God is not looking for precious stones in the church, but a pure heart. The throne in this church was covered with a purple veil; the bishop performed the holy liturgy on this throne and communed the faithful of the Most Holy Mysteries. In the altar, on the north side, water began to flow from above - pure, tasty, very bright and miraculous, tasting which all the sick, after receiving the Holy Mysteries, received healing, and many other countless miracles were performed in that church through the prayers of St. Archangel Michael. The bishop built cells at the church and placed priests, deacons, singers and readers there. so that a church service is sent daily in it in honor of God and in honor of St. Archangel Michael. We also mention the miracle that happened on Mount Athos 16 . During the time of the pious Bulgarian kings, there lived a rich and noble man named Dohiar. Once, wanting to please God, he wanted to be a monk. Taking a lot of gold, he went to the holy mountain to visit the monasteries there and look for a place convenient for settlement. Going around many monasteries and giving out a lot of alms, he left the blessed Athanasius’s laurel and went from Soluni17 along the seashore. Here he found a very beautiful place with tasty water and rich vegetation; there were no inhabitants on this place yet. He really liked this place, and he planned to settle here and build a monastery. Working hard, he soon fulfilled his wish. First, he built a beautiful church in the name of St. Nicholas, and then he built a monastery and fenced it with stone walls. Having put all this into proper order, he himself adopted a monastic image in that monastery. But with many buildings, his gold was not enough, so he could not decorate the church with the appropriate grandeur. Having placed hope in God's help, he said: - If the Lord God wants to glorify this place, then He Himself will provide for the decoration of the church; His will be done! Against the holy mountain there is an island called Meadow, which is located one day off the sea route; there shepherds lived and herded cattle, for that place was very convenient for pastures. On this island a high stone pillar was erected in an uninhabited place; on the pillar stood a stone idol on which was written in Greek: “Anyone who hits me up will find a lot of gold ?. Many tried to find out whether this was true, and they beat the idol on the head, but found nothing. At that time, a young man, near a designated pillar, grazed oxen; the young man was very intelligent and literate. After reading the inscription made on the pillar, he hit the idol on the head, as others did in order to find gold, but found nothing. Then he thought that maybe the gold was buried in the ground and, when the sun went down, he noticed where the shadow from this pillar ends on the earth and where the shadow from the idol’s head ended, he began to dig the earth, looking for treasures, but and found nothing here. When the sun rose, he again began to look where the shadow of the pillar ends, and there he began to dig. When he was digging, he heard a sound in that place and, realizing that the treasure was hidden in this place, he began to dig even more zealously and dug up to a millstone so large that it was impossible for him to pick it up. I will stretch my hand through the borehole of the stone, he found a lot of gold there and in thought did not know what to do with it. “If I tell anyone about gold,” he thought, “how would they not have killed me because of him.” God, listening to the prayers of the aforementioned elder, who cared about decorating the holy temple, inspired the young man to go to the holy mountain in one of the monasteries and tell the abbot about the treasure he had found. The young man did so. Taking several gold coins to prove his discovery, he came to a village near the sea and hired a man there who would transport him to the holy mountain. At the discretion of God, he stopped at the pier of the aforementioned, newly built monastery, named for its builder Dohiar. The carrier returned to his village, and the young man went to that monastery. Seeing the abbot there, he told him in detail about the treasure he had found. The abbot enlightened God in this; he called three monks and, passing them what he heard from the youth, sent them along with him so that they would bring the gold they found to the monastery. The monks hastily embarked on a boat and sailed to the island, reached the column near which gold was buried. When they rolled off the millstone, they found a cauldron full of gold under it, and were very happy. But the primordial enemy of the human race, the hater of all good, the devil, put one of these monks intolerable thought, and he said to the other monk: “Brother, what a need we have to bring this gold to the abbot!” God sent it to us: for this gold we will build our homes and build a monastery. When another objected to him: "How do we hide this gold ?? - then he answered: - All this is in our will: we can throw this young man into the sea, and then there will be no witnesses against us. Having conspired so, they spoke of that third monk; but he, being God-fearing, said: - No, brethren, do not dare to do this: do not destroy the lad, but together your souls because of gold. But they, not listening to his exhortations, began to force him to be of one mind with them, and finally said: “If you will not be with us at the same time, then we will destroy you along with the lad.” The brother, seeing their irresistible evil intention, was afraid that they would not destroy him, and said: - If you decide so, then do as you want; I swear by the name of God that I will not tell anyone about this and will not demand gold from you. So, having confirmed his word with an oath, he was silent. They, taking gold and the stone with which the gold was covered, brought it into the boat and, sitting in it with the lad, sailed to the monastery. When they were in a deep place, they attacked the lad and began to tie a stone to his neck. The youth, realizing what they want to do with him, began to cry and sob to beg them so that they would not destroy him, but to no avail: the wicked black monsters, having a petrified heart and a love of soul, did not fear God, were not touched by the tears of the lad, and did not listen his humble plea; seizing the lad, they threw him with a stone into the depths of the sea, and he immediately went down to the bottom. There was a night when this crime took place. The merciful God, looking up from the height at the bitter sobbing of the lad and seeing his drowning innocent, sent the guardian of the human race, the holy archangel Michael, to take the drowned from the bottom of the sea and bring him alive to church. So this is what happened. Suddenly, the lad was near St. meals with a stone hung around his neck. When the time came for the matins, then ecclesiarch 18 entered the church to light candles and begin to ring for the morning service. At this time he heard a human voice and a groan in the altar; he was very scared and went to talk about this abbot. The abbot called him cowardly and cowardly and ordered him to go to church again. Arriving there a second time, he again heard the same voice and again returned to the abbot. Then the abbot himself went with him to the church and, hearing a voice, entered the altar; there he found a lad lying near st. meals with a stone tied to his neck; seawater flowed from his clothes. The abbot recognized the lad and asked: “What happened to you, my son, and how did you get here?” The youth, as it were, woke from a dream and said: - Those crafty monks whom you sent with me for the gold you found, tied this stone to my neck, threw me into the sea. Having sunk to the bottom, I saw two men shining like the sun, and I heard their conversation among themselves; one said to the other: “Archangel Michael! Bring this young man to Dohiar Monastery? ” After hearing this, I became unconscious, and I do not know how I ended up here. Having heard the story of the lad, the abbot was surprised and glorified God, creating wonderful and glorious miracles. Then he said to the lad: “Stay, my son, in this place until morning, until anger is exposed.” Then he went out and shutting the church, he ordered the ecclesiarch to not tell anyone about this, while the abbot ordered him to serve in the porch. At this he added to the ecclesiarch: - If someone says: why not in the church, but in the narthex the matins are sung? - then answer that the abbot so ordered. With the onset of morning, those killers approached the monastery, and they hid the gold in another place. Seeing them, the abbot, along with other brethren, went out to meet them and asked: - Therefore, yesterday you went four, and now come back three? - where is the fourth? They answered with anger: - Father, the lad deceived both you and us, saying that he had found gold; he could not show us anything, for he himself knows nothing and hid himself somewhere with shame; we searched for him for a long time, but could not find, and some returned to you. The hegumen, having said this: “May the will of God,” went with them to the monastery. Bringing them to the church, where a young man lay, from whose clothes water still flowed, he showed them and asked: Archangel Michael Archangel Michael “And who is this?” Seeing the young man, they were horrified, and stood like petrified: for a long time they could not answer anything, but finally, although against their will, they confessed to their atrocities and told where they had hidden the gold found. Then the abbot sent more faithful brethren, and they brought the gold they found to the monastery. The rumor of this wonderful event passed through the whole holy mountain: monks from all the monasteries came together to see this glorious miracle. Having compiled a cathedral, they renamed that church in the name of St. Michael the Archangel, and in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker they built another church. Those two crafty killers were cursed and driven out of the monastery, the third monk, who did not agree to the sinking of the lad and abandoned the atrocity, was found not guilty. The lad, saved from drowning, put on a monastic image and became a good ascetic and a strict monk. After this, the abbot for the gold brought to him magnificently adorned the church and again built a very beautiful narthex; the stone with which the miracle revealed was known to all. When the abbot died, then the abbot, who got rid of the sinking of the monks, was appointed abbot instead. Having lived charitable, and he went to the Lord, worn by the hands of St. Archangel Michael, as he had previously been transferred from the sea to the church. For all this, we will glorify the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we will magnify forever the Holy Archangel Michael. ARCHISTRATIGU MICHAEL Tropar , voice 4 Celestial armies Archistrate, / we pray beside you, unworthy, / with your prayers protect us / shelter your undignified glories, / while preserving us, who are diligently and crying out: / Deliver us from troubles, / as the ringleader of the highest powers. Kondak, voice 2 To the Archangel of God, / to the servant of Divine glory, / to the chief angels and people to mentor, / ask us useful and great mercy, / as incorporeal Archangels. 1 Colossi is a city in the southwestern part of Phrygia, near the Lycus River, near Laodicea and Hierapolis. In the 10th year of the reign of Nero (64 AD), Colossi were destroyed by an earthquake; after they were lined up again, but never reached their former glory. Subsequently, it was called Hone. Nina is a small village on one of the slopes of Mount Jonas, in which the ruins of the ancient city of Colossus are still preserved. One of the Epistles of Ap. Paul is written to the inhabitants of this city. - Church of St. Archangel Michael since ancient times existed in this city. 2 Hierapolis (from the Greek holy city) is a city in Asia Minor, in Phrygia. He stood not far from the cities of Colossus and Laodicea, almost at the junction of the Meander and Lycus rivers. The newest name of the city: Rambuk-Kalesi (city of cotton paper). Hierapolis once had a bishop present at the first Council of Nicaea in 325. In Hierapolis, by the way, as we see from the narrative offered here, he taught and died martyrly. Up Philip. 3 Siloam - the spring or reservoir of Siloam, and the pool of Siloam built with it was located on the southeastern side of Jerusalem at the base of the mountains of Zion and Moriah. The source of Siloam in Holy Scripture is mentioned 3 or at times, and among other things among the evangelists John and Luke. (See John 5: 5 and 9: 7-11; Luke 13: 4). 4 Echidna is a poisonous snake, about 12 feet or more in size. Her bruising is very dangerous and in most cases ends with a quick and inevitable death. In the Holy Scriptures, snakes in general are terrible and dangerous animals with which a person must constantly live in enmity. They serve as a means of all that, by its nature, causes harm and destruction (Eccl. 10:11; Proverbs.21: 31-33; Matthew 7: 10). 5 Ephesus, under the Aegean, was an important trading city in Asia Minor. 6 Artemis - otherwise Diana - the famous pagan goddess among the Greeks, personified the moon and was considered the patroness of forests and hunting. The service of this goddess was sent with great splendor and brilliance; especially honored her in the city of Ephesus. 7 In this place the prop. Isaiah points to the great consequences that will accompany the coming of the Savior into the world. then? in the desert water will flow (break through), and therefore a jungle or a valley will appear in the dry land ?, and then? arid land will turn into lakes and a source of water will appear on the dry earth: (so) birds will have fun there, there will be cane grow and there will be meadows ?. 8 Laodicea is the main city of Phrygia, in its south-west, near the city of Colossus, by the river Lycus. Laodicean Church was one of the seven famous Churches of Asia Minor mentioned in the Apocalypse. In church history, Laodicea is known for the cathedral that was there (around 365), which left detailed rules regarding the order of worship, the moral conduct of clergy and laity, and various misconceptions of that time. 9 Sackcloth - a bag of sackcloth or spindle, - rags, hair shirt. 10 Adamant (diamond) - a stone with such a strength that draws other stones, without receiving any harm from that. This name in church literature is given to many fathers and teachers of the Church, who are famous for the firmness of their faith or character. 11 Lycia is a province in Asia Minor. It borders to the north with Pisidia, to the east - to Pamphylia, to the south - to Pamphylia or even the Mediterranean Sea in general, to the west from Kariyu. Of the cities of Lycia, the Holy Scriptures mention Patara and Mira. In Patara, Ap. Paul, returning after his third journey to Jerusalem (Acts 21: 1). The cities of Patara and Mira are especially known to believers in the history of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra. Patara Lycian was his homeland, and in Worlds he was a bishop. 12 "Jonas" (Greek) - a hole, a hollow, a cleft. 13 Gargan - limestone mountain on the eastern coast of Central Italy. Mount Gargan is mentioned by ancient pre-Christian writers: Strabo, Mela, Virginia, etc. 14 Stop - a measure of distance; in our about 4 points. 12,000 feet are about 2 versts. 15 i.e. Naples resident. Naples, the main city of the province of the Italian kingdom of the same name, is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Naples. 16 Mount Athos is a narrow mountainous peninsula that projects into the Archipelago. Mount Athos (aka Mount Athos) is one of the most revered holy places in the Eastern Orthodox world and is annually visited by thousands of pilgrims. At present, there are 20 large monasteries, several monasteries and many individual cells on Mount Athos. 17 Solun (aka Thessaloniki) is the capital of one of the regions of Macedonia. In Soluni, the Apostle Paul preached the gospel; two of his letters are written for the inhabitants of the designated region and city. 18 Ecclesiarch (Greek head of the temple), was obliged to observe the church building and the cleanliness in it, as well as the order of worship in the monastery, according to the instructions of the Church Charter.