ICON OF ST. JOHN MAXIMOVITCH STREAMED MYRRH AS HE WAS CELEBRATED IN THE SKETE IN HIS HONOR IN HIS HOME VILLAGE.

July 2, on the day of the repose of St. John Maximovich. In Adamovka, the birthplace in Ukraine, where the Lavra Skete was built in honor of the saint, 500 people gathered at the monastery's feast.

Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, abbot of the Svyatogorsk Lavra, spoke about a “small miracle” that occurred in 2017 during the feast: “On the feast of St. John, today, a small icon, bought by one woman in the monastery store, began to stream myrrh.” St. John thereby visibly revealed his presence at the celebration. The icon was placed on the stand in the church, and everyone had the opportunity to venerate it, after which they were all gifted with a small icon of St. John and processed to a celebratory meal.