Stories of people who received help, consolation and healing through prayer. At the centre of each of them is not the miracle itself but the Lord, who showed His mercy. The saints are our intercessors before God, and the source of every healing is God Himself. Read, give thanks together with the authors and pray for one another.
WHERE THESE STORIES COME FROM
For many years Nun Maria (Glushchenko), a resident of the dependency of the Holy Dormition Convent in Kemerovo, has collected the stories of people who received help through the prayers of St Gabriel (Urgebadze).
With her blessing and kind permission we publish a selection of these testimonies. Each story is the living testimony of a person who experienced God's mercy after turning in prayer to St Gabriel.
For a long time, I suffered from a severe disease of the cornea. The illness gradually deprived me of normal vision. With prayer, I began turning to the Lord through the intercession of Saint Gabriel Urgebadze and revere…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
A woman I knew had endured a severe trial. Several of her pregnancies had ended in the loss of the child. At that time, a pilgrimage group from Greece was visiting Georgia. When one of the priests learned of her sorrow,…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
For three years, my husband and I waited for a child. Despite numerous examinations and treatments, the long-awaited pregnancy did not come. During Great Lent, I travelled to Samtavro Monastery. At the resting place of S…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
For many years, I suffered from asthma. During one attack, my breathing became so difficult that I asked for prayerful help. After we prayed together, I was anointed with oil blessed at the resting place of Saint Gabriel…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
In prison, even the simplest medical care can be difficult to obtain. When I developed severe toothache, I asked Vasili Narindoshvili to pray with me. After the prayer, he anointed me with oil blessed at Saint Gabriel’s…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
For a long time, I suffered severe pain in my knees. Walking became increasingly difficult. I began praying to the Lord and reverently using oil blessed at the resting place of Saint Gabriel Urgebadze. After some time, t…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
Because of severe inflammation, my leg was in a very serious condition. Two toes were so badly affected that treatment brought no noticeable improvement. I asked Vasili Narindoshvili to pray with me. After the prayer, he…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
For a long time, I suffered from a gastric ulcer. During attacks, the pain became almost unbearable. On 2 January, one such attack was especially severe. The brothers beside me suggested that we first turn to the Lord in…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
At the beginning of January 2003, I became seriously ill. Because of severe inflammation, the pain was so intense that I could barely stand. I knew that our prison church kept oil blessed at the resting place of Saint Ga…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
In the mid-1990s, after a severe beating, I suffered a serious injury to my left ear. My eardrum was damaged. For a long time, I experienced pain, inflammation, and loss of hearing. Later, I heard about Saint Gabriel Urg…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
While serving my sentence at the Ksani Correctional Colony, I carried out an obedience at the Church of Saint Nicholas, built within the prison grounds. Life in prison is filled with trials. Many people suffer not only f…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
I was given a grave diagnosis: total fibrosis of the bone marrow. The illness progressed rapidly. At one point, the doctors had almost lost hope of a favourable outcome. All that remained was to place my trust in God’s m…
Through the prayers of St Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze)
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