Any idea why we don't have such miracles today?

[buzuxi02]

I'd just love to see the bulletin the week after the dead priest visited....

"Special Thanks to Father Justin, and apparently, SAINT Justin, memory eternal, RIP, for visiting last week and filling in for Father Philip who was home sick. We called all around and were about to cancel liturgy when the deceased and beloved pastor of our flock stopped by from the ethereal plain to fill in. It was good to have him back. The sermon was outstanding, though a bit of life after death testimony might've been in order."

I take it you dont believe in the legend that during the final Divine Liturgy at Hagia Sophia the priest and altar boys and whomever else entered the altar and vanished as the Turks hijacked and took over the building. With the belief they will return and finish the liturgy once its liberated and reconsecrated with a new iconostasis.

 

[Markie Boy]

acknowledging signs are not the same thing as seeking them.

This is why I stay away from Charismatics - they seem to seek signs every time they gather.

On the flip side, Fatima is one of the biggest, most recorded signs ever. Publicly seen by 70,000 - Christians, atheists, secular media - and many still don't buy it.

 

[ArmyMatt]

This is why I stay away from Charismatics - they seem to seek signs every time they gather.

On the flip side, Fatima is one of the biggest, most recorded signs ever. Publicly seen by 70,000 - Christians, atheists, secular media - and many still don't buy it.

and we have the yearly Holy Fire, the reversing of the River Jordan, etc

 

[buzuxi02]

On the flip side, Fatima is one of the biggest, most recorded signs ever. Publicly seen by 70,000 - Christians, atheists, secular media - and many still don't buy it.

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Some who were present said they didn't see or witness anything of that sun miracle. The largest publicly seen miracle is purportedly to be the Zeitun Apparitions in Egypt.

 

[Markie Boy]

and we have the yearly Holy Fire, the reversing of the River Jordan, etc

I have not heard of either - do you have any links for them? Sounds really interesting!

 

[prodromos]

I have not heard of either - do you have any links for them? Sounds really interesting!

Holy Fire. Holy Fire in Jerusalem is yearly miracle in Church of Holy Sepulchre

Jordan Turned Back
The Jordan Reversed Its Flow!
An Annual Theophany Miracle - The Jordan Reverses Its Flow (videos) | MYSTAGOGY RESOURCE CENTER

There is also the descent of a cloud over Mt Tabor every year on the feast of the Transfiguration, regardless of weather conditions.
The Miraculous Holy Cloud of Mount Tabor | MYSTAGOGY RESOURCE CENTER
A Moving Testimony of the Annual Miracle of the Holy Cloud of Mount Tabor | MYSTAGOGY RESOURCE CENTER
Miracle on Mount Tabor Each August 6/19

Not to mention the innumerable visitations of Panagia.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I have not heard of either - do you have any links for them? Sounds really interesting!

prodromos answered, plus we have the yearly dust at the grave of St John the theologian, the snakes of the Mother of God

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I’m just noticing you use the word “legend.”

I take it you dont believe in the legend that during the final Divine Liturgy at Hagia Sophia the priest and altar boys and whomever else entered the altar and vanished as the Turks hijacked and took over the building. With the belief they will return and finish the liturgy once its liberated and reconsecrated with a new iconostasis.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Next time dead folks celebrate the Divine Liturgy, someone here please whip out an iPhone for ole Gurney.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

By the way, our choir sounded pretty dead today...

 

[ArmyMatt]

Next time dead folks celebrate the Divine Liturgy, someone here please whip out an iPhone for ole Gurney.

if Christ is truly present in the Liturgy, of course the righteous departed are there with Him. so if God wills that they be visible, of course it can happen.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Hey, if the Lord wants, He can make Dodge a reliable car brand, lift the Eiffel Tower and launch it at the sun, turn beans into peas, and convince me The Last Jedi was academy award material!!! I’m just saying that I find some of these situations questionable and I wonder why they got zilch for noteriety and press. First I’ve ever heard of this stuff. I come from Catholicism where stuff like Medjugorje was supposedly this massive miracle. Turned out to be bunk. I’m just cautious with dead guys conducting services rumors...

if Christ is truly present in the Liturgy, of course the righteous departed are there with Him. so if God wills that they be visible, of course it can happen.

 

[prodromos]

Hey, if the Lord wants, He can make Dodge a reliable car brand, lift the Eiffel Tower and launch it at the sun, turn beans into peas, and convince me The Last Jedi was academy award material!!! I’m just saying that I find some of these situations questionable and I wonder why they got zilch for noteriety and press. First I’ve ever heard of this stuff. I come from Catholicism where stuff like Medjugorje was supposedly this massive miracle. Turned out to be bunk. I’m just cautious with dead guys conducting services rumors...

Chalk and cheese. No dodgy theology or messages. Just glorifying God.

 

[peregrinus2017]

Is the dust from the grave of St. John the Theologian a thing that still happens? I've read about it in a few different places, but none of them seemed to indicate that it was a present occurrence.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Hey, if the Lord wants, He can make Dodge a reliable car brand, lift the Eiffel Tower and launch it at the sun, turn beans into peas, and convince me The Last Jedi was academy award material!!! I’m just saying that I find some of these situations questionable and I wonder why they got zilch for noteriety and press. First I’ve ever heard of this stuff. I come from Catholicism where stuff like Medjugorje was supposedly this massive miracle. Turned out to be bunk. I’m just cautious with dead guys conducting services rumors...

they happen all the time. read the life of any modern elder or eldress.

 

[buzuxi02]

Is the dust from the grave of St. John the Theologian a thing that still happens? I've read about it in a few different places, but none of them seemed to indicate that it was a present occurrence.

I dont think it still occurs:
The "Manna" of Saint John the Theologian | MYSTAGOGY RESOURCE CENTER

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I think our choir director died, rose from the grave, and was at church today matter of fact! That’s why they sounded so off!

they happen all the time. read the life of any modern elder or eldress.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I think our choir director died, rose from the grave, and was at church today matter of fact! That’s why they sounded so off!

maaaaybe

 

[Light of the East]

I think our choir director died, rose from the grave, and was at church today matter of fact! That’s why they sounded so off!

Now I don't care who you are, that there's funny!!

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I wish I had a resurrected, glorified saint sitting next to me during Sunday school today. The kids sat looking transfixed at me while I was discussing the sacrament of baptism. I went really DEEP into it. They were either utterly fascinated, or contemplating suicide. Still not sure LOL