Память преподобного отца нашего Мемнона чудотворца

Our venerable father Memnon from his youth dedicated himself to serving God and became a pure dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, for he subjugated his flesh to the spirit, mortifying the passions of the body through many and hard labors. Saint Memnon was placed in charge of the monks (abbot). Because of his life as an angel, he received from God the abundant gift of miracles, healed the incurable sick, and also performed many other miracles. So, for example, in a dry place, through the prayer of a saint, a source of water appeared; very often he saved ships from sinking that were caught by strong sea waves and had already sunk; drove away the locusts, which flew into that country in great numbers and devoured all the fruits and herbs; He performed many other glorious miracles, for which he was called a “miracle worker.” Thus, having labored in fasting for many years and having pleased God with his virtuous life, Memnon departed, rejoicing, to the Lord, whom he loved with all his heart. Not only during his life, but also after his death, the saint performed many different miracles, for from his tomb healings were given to the sick, and just by invoking the name of the saint, locusts were driven away and all the machinations of the unclean spirit were destroyed. Thus God glorified His saint, glorified in His saints forever. Amen. On the same day, the memory of the holy martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopian the Deacon, who suffered under Diocletian in Aphrodisia of Caria. You might be interested in: