Let me tell you very briefly about an incident that happened in recent years in
Our Mission in Kataga. There are many Orthodox there. Father,
Someone jumped in. There are several thousand, thank God, and he filled in.
Not long ago, a young man
of about 25 years old came and approached me and asked to talk. And he told me the story. Father, he
told me that before I became a Christian, I was a magician. My leader, the aeosphorus,
had given me the power so that whoever I looked into the eyes could enter
their thoughts and cause confusion
, to turn their thoughts elsewhere, even to evil and to anything else
I wanted. I had gone where you say, father, by order of the aeosphorus of my leader.
to where the evangelicals,
The Protestants and the Catholics worshipped Christ.
and, watching them persistently and steadily from a corner
I entered their thoughts and confused them. Their minds
wandered elsewhere. They interrupted their worship, and I felt.
great joy for my achievement, thus breaking up any concentration they had.
So I wanted to do the same thing at an Orthodox mission someday.
One day, I think it was Saturday, I went to the old church of St. Andrew.
It was in service that day, and I stood at a certain point, observing.
the faithful, men and women,
as well as the cantors, as well as the priest.
I saw them making something with their hands on their foreheads and on their chests.
Then, when I became a Christian, I learned that this was the sign of the cross.
And I understood that what they were doing was the only thing that prevented me from passing through them.
The sign they made on them, like another wall, protected them from my own
attacks. Therefore, we must make
We cross very often. I tried, I tried again,
But I did not succeed in transmitting my thoughts to them. To cause
confusion in his own thoughts. To even put thoughts in them.
To drive them away from the worship of Christ, to confuse their minds.
So then I understood that I had been defeated and that the church I was in later.
informed that it was Orthodox, possessed the truth, and had great
power. And what did you do then? I asked him. I stayed
until the service was over and I waited to meet the priest.
After the people left and after the priest finished his duties in the sanctuary,
He came out and approached me. I looked him intently in the eyes.
But he calmly made the sign of the cross three times.
What do you want? Why are you looking at me like that, Heras, calmly?
asked me. What is it that you all are doing?
I asked what the sign of the cross is. Do you not know its name, or are you afraid to
Say it? I am a magician, and I did not come with a good intention, but
What you are doing has prevented me. I understand that this has much.
A greater power than me. This holy cross of mine is called the honest cross.
and it is the symbol of the victory of the leader of our faith, the Lord, and
God and our savior Jesus Christ, against your own leader, Satan
Joseph. With the cross, Christ destroyed the kingdom.
of the devil and demons at Golgotha.
And with the grace of the cross, every believer can overcome the attacks of the
devil. How can I acquire this
power too? I asked him.
First, you will burn all your magic books.
and all the magical objects that you use. Then you will
sincerely repent and be baptized.
You will believe wholeheartedly in Christ, and you will be baptized.
And if, after holy baptism, you now live correctly and consciously, as
our Orthodox Church commands, with the Gospel and the Panagyria,
You will also acquire the grace and power of the precious cross.
This is what happened, Father. Three years ago, I escaped from the clutches of Satan.
I confessed many times. I took communion, and I rejoice and live peacefully in the
embrace of the Orthodox Church. My spiritual father told me to get to know you.
to connect with you, so that you can help me even more in
my spiritual life. Thank you for listening to me.
I praise God, my dear. I told him about your personal story.
You entrusted me with the miracle he saw in your life.
The all-holy God has mercy on you. I hope that he will have even more mercy on you.
As long as you remain faithful to the end, a true Christian, and completely
honest. We will talk again whenever you want.
I am here. "Is Father back?" two or three students asked Father Charitos.
Of course, several times, and he proved to be truly sincere.
He has already made great spiritual progress.
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