Orthodox Icon of St. John of Kronstadt

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December 20th

Troparion (Tone 4)
O Wonderworker living in Christ for ever, with love have mercy on those in danger, hear thy children who call on thee with faith; be compassionate to those who hope for aid from thee, O Father John of Kronstadt, our beloved shepherd.

"The enemy of our salvation especially strives to draw our heart and mind away from God when we are about to serve Him, and endeavors to adulterously attach our heart to something irrelevant. Be always, every moment, with God, especially when you pray to Him. If you are inconstant, you will fall away from life, and will cast yourself into sorrow and straitness." St John of Kronstadt (source unknown)

"During prayer, intentional, deliberate, extreme humility is indispensable. We must remember who speaks and what he says, this is especially necessary during the Lord's Prayer: 'Our Father...' Humility destroys all the snares of the enemy. Ah! how much secret pride there is in us. This, we say, I know, this I do not need; this is not for me; this is superfluous; in that I am not a sinner. How much sophistry of our own!" - St John of Kronstadt [My Life in Christ]

This Icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas. It is from St. Philip's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania.

Order # pha-01