By this point, we reached the metro. A happy woman with a cheerful girl waved to me and disappeared into the darkness of the subway. And I stood, and the words of a prayer to John of Kronstadt for the children sounded in my head:

SAVE, O LORD, AND HAVE MERCY ON MY CHILDREN (NAMES), AND ENLIGHTEN THEIR MINDS WITH THE LIGHT OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THY GOSPEL, AND GUIDE THEM IN THE PATH OF THY COMMANDMENTS, AND TEACH THEM, O SAVIOUR, TO DO THY WILL, FOR THOU ART OUR GOD. AMEN.

Righteous John of Kronstadt is a saint to whom you can pray in any need!

People come to Father John with any trouble. And they always leave comforted, healed.

The beginning of the life of the Monk John of Kronstadt. The First Miraculous Sign

"May the living water of the Holy Spirit fill my heart, and may rivers of living water flow from my heart to the glory of God and to the salvation of the people of God. Amen."

So wrote St. John of Kronstadt in one of his books. These words became the guiding thread of his whole life.

It is impossible to count how many people the Lord saved from death, from illnesses, from life's troubles through the prayers of Father John! "Rivers of water are alive" for more than a dozen years really flowed from the heart of "dear father" – both for the glory of God and for the salvation of everyone who asked him for help.

John Sergiev was born on October 19, 1829 in the village of Sura, Arkhangelsk province, in the family of a reader of the local church, Elijah, and his wife Iodora.

The baby was born so weak that his parents hurried to baptize him, fearing that he would not survive. And then the first miracle happened: as soon as the priest immersed the baby in the font three times, the newborn became animated, turned pink, and began to move actively. At baptism he was given the name John in honor of St. John of Rylsk, celebrated on this day. From that day on, the boy began to grow rapidly and get stronger.

Among the seven Church Sacraments, the Sacrament of Baptism is in the first place. This is the beginning of man's path to God and together with God. This is entering under God's protection, under His protection.

The Holy Martyr Justin, who lived in the second century, writes: