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February 6, 2026
“I CAME HERE THREE YEARS AGO IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND NOW I COME ON MY OWN FEET”: Father Sergije’s Testimony of a Miracle at the Chapel of St. Xenia of Petersburg
The head of the Church of the Holy Trinity in the settlement of Mudrakovac, Archpriest Ivan Cvetković, considers this saint a protector of the Kruševac region and emphasizes that she abundantly grants God's grace to everyone who turns to her in prayer.
TL;DR
- Archpriest Sergije Baranov recounts an unusual encounter at the Smolensk Cemetery near the chapel of St. Xenia of Petersburg.
- He met a stranger who mentioned coming from afar and being late because the chapel was closing.
- The stranger, initially speaking to Baranov, later revealed his own story of arriving in a wheelchair three years prior and now walking independently.
- Baranov was puzzled by the stranger's knowledge and the subsequent lack of any corroborating accounts about a disabled person visiting the cemetery.
- The experience is interpreted by believers as a sign of St. Xenia of Petersburg's help and grace, often manifesting through seemingly ordinary encounters.
- The account serves as a reminder of the thinning veil between the visible and invisible where sincere prayer occurs.
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