In 2013 from Skopje in “St. Erasmus” parents came with an 8-year-old child. His name was David. The child was grown but he didn’t speak. Parents carried him to various places. The child was struggling to make a voice, and with sign language, he...
One eye doctor from Bitola, Dr. A.H., told us the following unusual case: – There was brought to me one day a blind Turk from Ohrid. As a was examining him, his eyes were open, his appearance was healthy, but he couldn’t see anything. When I asked him how...
Father Aleksij of the monastery “Saint Erasmus” lives as a hermit. He says he is not disturbed by anything. Only sometimes, after midnight, a voice comes calling him by its name: “Aleksij, get up and go the church!” Then he gets up and goes to...
The old nun from the monastery “Saint Stefan” near Ohrid – now in the 80th year – said: – Last year I was on the day of Saint Erasmus (June 2 according to the old calendar) and I served as much as I could. When the guests left, I stayed...
In the folk traditions, in order to emphasize the miraculous power of the saints, they often associate, regardless of the time interval they lived in, which separated them. One such tradition is given by Eftim Sprostranov in the book “Records about the history...
Saint Erasmus performed various miracles with the power of Christ, who acted in him. With those wonders, he gave sight to blind people, and he healed sick people from various diseases. There was also one nobleman and first-born of this city (Lurkidon), named Anastas,...
Your life has passed venerable, wise one, decorated with the cloth of the priesthood, lightly humiliated with the blood of a martyr, Erasmus was honored for the purest honors of heaven, and standing before the Holy Trinity you pray for us who we chant.