Unbelievable but True – The Biggest Miracle of the Century in Romania
St. Nektarios, Bishop of Pentapolis
In a small village in Romania there were no priests, and the residents often went to the Patriarch and asked him to fill the vacancy. However, the Patriarch had no way to satisfy their request for a priest. The villagers went again and again, but the Patriarch’s reply remained the same. He said that he had no extra priests, otherwise he would send one to the village.
Meanwhile, people died without church services, others had relationships and children without being married, and both the children and adults were unbaptized.
Then one day, a car pulled up outside of the church and stopped, and out stepped a priest shouting. The village was astonished. The villagers went to the church to welcome him and asked, “How is it that you have come to the village after the Patriarch had said that he had no priest to send us?”
The priest replied, “Isn’t that what you wished? You wanted a priest, now one has come.”
All the villagers were happy in the presence of the new priest.
The priest went to work at once. He went to all the graves and read the (exodio) prayers. He baptized and married everyone in the village and administered Holy Communion.
One day he invited all the villagers to church and told them, “I must leave now, my mission work is done.”
The villagers were saddened and confused by his announcement and asked, “Now that you have come, you are leaving?”
However, the priest didn’t change his mind and proceeded with his decision.
When the villagers realized that their wasn’t anything they could do, they thanked him.
After a few days, the villagers went to Patriarch and they thanked him for sending them a priest and to let him know that they would appreciate it if he could send them another priest soon, but the Patriarch didn’t know anything about it.
He said to them, “I didn’t send a priest because I don’t have one, however let me check with the Protosyngellos (Chancellor) to see if he had sent a priest to you to serve your needs.
He phoned the Protosyngellos but he hadn’t sent anyone either.
The Patriarch inquired, “What did this priest do for you?”
The villagers answered, “He married us, baptized us, performed funerals for our parents, and did what any other priest would have done for us.”
Then the Patriarch asked if he gave them any certificates or recorded the Holy Mysteries (in the metrical book).
“Of course,” said the villagers, “he gave us certificatess and he wrote them in the church’s books.”
“Then did anyone see what he wrote, or with what name he signed?”
“All the documents were written in Romanian, but we are not well-educated, and he signed in a language we have not seen before.”
The Patriarch asked them to bring the books so he could see who this clergyman was. When they returned with the book, the Patriarch was speechless, and couldn’t believe his eyes. All the documents were indeed written in Romanian, while his name was written in Greek: Nektarios, Metropolitan of Pentapolis!
Glory to God! May St. Nektarios intercede for us!
Side note: It must be mentioned that this miracle occurred under Communism.
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Hello there,
I am Greek Orthodox and read this miracle in many Christian Orthodox blogs in Greek. However, there is no mention of the name of the village or the approximate date that this miracle took place.
You mention here that this miracle happened under communism. Could you please tell me if you have any more info on the date/place that this miracle occurred?
Thanks so much,
Fotios