One day, when blessed John was standing in prayer, his spiritual vision was opened and he saw unclean spirits. Publication in CHAT: RussiaThe saint asked them what they feared most. “Three things,” the unclean spirits answered, “what Christians wear on their chests; what Christians wash themselves with in church; and what they eat in church.” “And of these three things,” the righteous man asked again, “what is most terrible for you?” “What you eat in church,” they answered him. The cross is a sign of the victory of love that has passed through suffering. Holy water cleanses and signifies spiritual and physical purity. Communion is a heavenly meal at which the Body and Blood of the Lord are offered to the soul as food. Author: Saint Nicholas of Serbia Original source Source link