I am reading a truly wonderful book about St John Maximovitch of San Francisco at the moment.
One contributor remarked that he vividly recalls seeing St John lovingly venerate and make a prostration before each icon in the Cathedral before leaving after each service, and when reaching home, he would, on entering his study, venerate each icon there too, as an act of love and devotion to God and His saints.
What devotion, reverence and respect !! And what awareness of the presence of God and the company of Heaven in his life..............
The book is Man of God, published by Nikodemos Orthodox Publication Society. It is a collection of people`s encounters with St John, with a collection of his sermons and an account of the uncovering of his relics.
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