Blessed John, the wonderworker : a preliminary account of the life and miracles of Archbishop John Maximovitch

One of the most striking events in the Orthodox Church in recent years has been the extraordinary response to the remarkable life of the reposed leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop John Maximovitch (1896-1966). He served the Church as bishop, first of Shanghai in the Far East, then of Western Europe, in Paris and Brussels, and finally of Western America in San Francisco. Manifesting many contrasting forms of sanctity, he was at once a God-inspired theologian and a "Fool-for-Christ," a zealous missionary leader and a feeder of the poor, a severe ascetic and a loving father to orphans. Like Moses, he delivered his flock from oppression, bringing it from communist China to the free world; like the first apostles, he was given power from God to heal wounded souls and ailing bodies. BLESSED JOHN THE WONDERWORKER offers abundant source materials on the life of this contemporary apostolic Church leader, a pictorial biography and the first verified collection of 100 personal testimonies of his sanctity. Focusing on God's presence, through the experience and impact of one man, this book provides a key for those seeking a life of true holiness in our times. Cover Contents Preface to the 1st Edition Preface to the 3rd, Revised Edition Part 1: Materials on the Life of Blessed John 1. Bishop Savva: First Chronicler of Blessed John’s Life and Miracles 2. The Vita Prima of Blessed John (1896-1966) 3. Childhood (1896-1911) 4. Teacher at the Bitol Seminary, Yugoslavia (1929-1934) 5. Wonderworker of Shanghai (1934-1951) 6. Victim of Envy: The Sufferings Endured by Blessed John in Shanghai 7. Apostle to the West (1951-1966) 8. Blessed John in the Netherlands: His Veneration by the Dutch Orthodox Church Today 9. The Death of a Saint 10. The Sepulchre Part 2: A Pictorial Biography Part 3: A Record Book of Blessed John’s Intercessions Editor’s Preface 1. Deliverance from Blindness 2. Deliverance from Certain Death 3. Miraculous Preservation in Vietnam 4. Healing of Leg Ailments 5. Healing of a Dangerous Growth 6. Help in Finding a Spouse 7. Mystical Protection at Death 8. Protector of Tyavellers 9. Deliverance from Cancer 10. Preservation from a Car Accident 11. Hope for Departed Non-Orthodox 12. Reminder to Pray for the Dead 13. Healing of an Ulcer 14. Help in Stopping Bleeding 15. “Pray for the Sick” 16. Call to Orthodoxy 17. Miracles in France 18. Healing from Asthma 19. The Closeness of Saints 20. Healing of Arthritis 21. Healing of Injured Fingers 22. Deliverance from a Skin Growth 23. Help for the Paralyzed 24. Diverting of a Hurricane 25. Help for a Sufferer of Rheumatism 26. The Healing Oil 27. An Infection Abated 28. Deliverance from Meningitis 29. Relief from Eye and Stomach Pain 30. Help for a Broken Hip 31. Help in Finding Things 32. Relief from a Spinal Deformation 33. Healing of Neuralgia 34. Miraculous Help after Reading the Service to Blessed John 35. The Closeness of Blessed John 36. Protection of Three Orthodox Boys 37. A Miraculous Telephone Conversation 38. Removal of a Swelling 39. Intercession for a Jewish Boy 40. A Paschal Resurrection from Near Death 41. Salvation of Shanghai from Bombing 42. Guardian of Spanish Orthodox Christians 43. Restoration of Mental Health 44. Deliverance from Death 45. Deliverance from Fire 46. Disappearance of Arthritic Pain 47. Healing of a Hopelessly Sick Doctor 48. Help in Asthma Attacks 49. Salvation from Typhus 50. Healing of Appendicitis 51. Help in Acquiring Seminary Education 52. Healing of Emphysema 53. Help in Finding Work 54. Healing of Fingers 55. Disappearance of a Carbuncle 56. Help in Avoiding Surgery 57. Healing of Brain Disease 58. Recovery from Skin Burns 59. Removal of Eczema 60. Immediate Termination of a Prolonged Illness 61. Deliverance of the Homeless 62. Saving of an Eye 63. Finding of a Lost Friend 64. Preservation of a Child’s Leg 65. Mystical Contact with the Hearts of Children 66. Healing of a Protruded Spinal Disc 67. Healing of a Thumb, Eye and Back 68. Healing of Peretonitis 69. Healing of Intestinal Maladies 70. Relief from a Rash 71. Healing from Neuralgia and the AIDS Virus 72. Relief from Insomnia 73. The Miracle of the Button 74. Intercession for a Newborn Infant 75. Raising of a Paralytic 76. The Clairvoyance of Blessed John 77. Blessed John the Quick-Hearer 78. Help to the Lesna Convent 79. Healing from Internal Poisoning 80. Healing from Dipthenia 81. Healing from Meningitis 82. Fire from Heaven 83. Call to Repentance 84. Hearkening to the Call of the Dying 85. Help After a Lung Operation 86. Help for a Respiratory Infection 87. Saving of Two Lives 88. Healing for a Paralyzed Arm 89. Help in Finding Work 90. A Health-Restoring Vision 91. Rescue from an Obsession with Obedience 92. Returning of a Loved One 93. Reading of Thoughts 94. Clairvoyant Fearlessness 95. The Saint’s Healing of Those Who Turned Against Him 96. ‘Restoring of Life through the Holy Mysteries 97. A Car-Accident Victim Restored to Health 98. Termination of a Drought 99. Help in Childbirth 100. The Saint’s Own Approval of Publishing Miracles Epilogue Blessed John (1896-1966) is believed by Orthodox Christians all over the world to be the holiest man of the 20th century. Manifesting many contrasting forms of sanctity, he was at one a God-inspired theologian and a "Fool-for-Christ", a zealous missionary hierarch and a feeder of the poor, a severe ascetic and a loving father to orphans. A man of intense and cease. less prayer, he was a genuine Holy Elder in the tradition of the great Russian startsi. Piercing the veil of time and space, he would mystically hear and answer people's thoughts before they would express them.

This edition contains numerous source-materials on Blessed John's life, a pictorial biography and one hundred personal testimonies of his sanctity.