Our Venerable Father Eumenius the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Gortyna.
From his youth, Eumenius wholeheartedly
followed Christ, freeing himself of two heavy burdens: the burden of
wealth and the burden of the flesh. He freed himself of the first
burden by distributing his entire estate to the poor and needy, and
the second burden by strict fasting. In this way he first healed
himself, and then began to heal others. Passionless and filled with
the grace of the Holy Spirit, Eumenius shone with a light that could
not be hidden. As it is written, A city that is set on an hill cannot
be hid (Matthew 5:14), so the holy Eumenius could not be hidden from
the world. Witnessing his goodness, the people chose him as Bishop of
Gortyna, and he governed the flock of Christ as a good shepherd. He
was a father to the poor, wealth to the needy, consolation to the
sorrowful, a healer of the sick and a most wonderful miracle-worker.
By his prayers, he worked many miracles: he subdued a poisonous
serpent, cast out demons and healed many of the sick-and he did this
not only in his own town, but also in Rome and in the Thebaid. In a
time of drought in the Thebaid, he obtained rain from God by prayer.
There, in the Thebaid, his earthly life ended, and he took up his
habitation in the eternal home of his Lord. He lived and labored in
the seventh century.
Respectfully Taken From the:
"The Prologue of Ohrid"
by St. Nikolai of Zica, Serbia(Velimirovic)
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