Before Sister Timothei became a nun she had met St. Porphyrios 8 years ago in Crete.
At that time she was studying as a kindergarten teacher in Chania because when she wanted to become a nun, the devil had stirred up so many temptations that had bent her and she was very upset. She also felt a burden that caused her such intense discomfort that one day she decided to walk to the Temple of Saint Nectarios. Then she had heard that he works great miracles. She wanted to tire herself and walked for a long time without taking the city bus.
When she arrived at the Temple, she prostrated and prayed fervently. She begged St. Nectarios for quite some time but the burden did not leave her. Sadly, as she began to leeave, she sees a small figure entering the Temple. It was an elder accaompanied by a group of priests and laity behind him. Because she was very timid, she was ashamed to speak and withdrew to the side. She made a bow and asked from a distance:
- "Your blessing, elder."
- "May you have the Lord's blessing!",
The elder shouted and at the same time he blessed her, raising his hand as high as he could and making the sign of the cross. At the same moment, she felt the weight lifted on top of her. She felt the bad energy leave her body. Under her feeet and towards the above she felt a power and an indescribable joy. In other words, some demonic energy left her that was tormenting her unimaginably in order to thwart her plans to become a nun. All this discomfort was some kind of demon and it never bothered her again.
In the midst of her joy, she asked some people outside:
- "Who is this elder?"
- "Father Porphyrios! He has been in Chania for days... Didn't you know?"
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