[VewCoorkPow]

Greetings to all,

I am Johannes and live in Germany.

I want to write a children book (7-12 years) about Saints which were clever/ crafty (it is difficult to find the exact word in english). --> I collect stories were a blessed one or a saint helps a person or someone in a very surprising and clever way. In my experience children love such stories...
So please, if you would be so kind, if you ever hear or read such a story please, write the source, the book or if you can afford the time, write the whole story to me.

I like for example the story how Saint John of San Francisco and Shanghai traided wodka bottles for poor babys and thus saved them from street. Or another : A certain monk on Mount Athos had the duty to wake up the brothers in the very early morning (or night). Once he was so tired, he just wanted to enjoy his bed a little longer, so he stayed in bed and did not wake up the brethren. When later asked why he did not stay up he excused himsely by pretend to be ill. The holy abbot heard of that and orderd six more pries to join him. Than went immediately to the room of the sleeping monk. There the 7 priest started with the holy sacrament of oiling for ill persons (don`t know the term in english) until the poor monk tortured by his bad conciousness cried: please stop fathers this theatre.. I am not ill. And this monk never overslept again...

So .. I am very excited if you want to share a story with me and help me collect enough material for this book...
but of course, please no made up story... thanks a lot Gott vergelt`s

[xesvideo]

I love the miracle of St Nectarios when he visited Romania

http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogs...tarios-in.html

[gogFloark]

that`s amazing and wonderful, very helpful indeed, thank you Kusanagi+

[chuecafressds]

Santa Claus is always a popular one around this time of year.

[paydayus]

St. Christopher the dog faced of Lycia is also a good one. Just don't use the dog faced part.

[illetrygrargo]

This is one of my favorite stories from the Prologue of Ohrid concerning St. Thomas the Apostle:

The Indian King Gundafor decided to build himself a magnificent palace, unlike any other on earth. When Abban, his envoy, sought a skilled craftsman to build the king's palace, he met the Apostle Thomas by God's providence. St. Thomas told him that he was a craftsman, and that no one else could build what the king wanted. Thomas therefore received much gold from the king for the building of this palace. As soon as he departed from the king, he distributed all the gold to the poor. The palace site was some distance from the king's capital, and after two years the king sent servants to ask Thomas if the palace was completed. Thomas replied: ``Everything is ready except the roof,'' and he sought more money from the king; and the king gave it to him. Again, Thomas distributed it all to the poor, and went throughout the kingdom doing his work, preaching the Gospel. The king, learning that Thomas had not even begun to build the palace, seized him and threw him into prison. That night, the king's brother died, and the king fell into great sorrow. An angel took the soul of the deceased and, leading him through Paradise, showed him a magnificent palace, such as the mind of man could not imagine. The soul of the deceased wished to enter that palace, but the angel told him that he could not, for it was his brother's palace, which the Apostle Thomas had built with his alms. Then the angel returned the brother's soul to his body. When he came to himself, he said to the king: ``Swear to me that you will give me anything I ask.'' And the king swore. Then the brother said: ``Give me the palace that you have in the heavens.'' The king was amazed that he had a palace in the heavens. When the brother described everything in detail, the king believed and immediately released Thomas from prison. Then, when he heard the apostle's preaching of salvation and eternal life, the king and his brother were baptized. King Gundafor undertook new works of charity, and built an even more magnificent palace in the heavens for himself.

http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my....=October&day=6

[shanice]

There are countless such stories, but here is one from the life of St. Amphilochios of Iconium:

Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium

Amphilochius was a fellow countryman, companion and friend of St. Basil the Great and other great saints of the fourth century. Amphilochius left the uproar of the world early in life and withdrew to a cave where, as a hermit, he lived in asceticism for forty years. It then happened that the episcopal throne in Iconium was vacated, and Amphilochius, in a wondrous manner, was chosen and consecrated Bishop of Iconium. He was a splendid shepherd and a great defender of the purity of the Orthodox Faith. He took part in the Second Ecumenical Council in 381. He fought zealously against the impious Macedonius, the Arians and the Eunomians. He personally begged Theodosius the Great to expel all the Arians from every city in the empire, but the emperor did not heed him. A few days later, Amphilochius came before the emperor again. When the bishop was led into the reception chamber, the emperor was sitting on his throne, and on his right sat his son Arcadius, whom Theodosius had taken as his co-emperor. Entering the chamber, St. Amphilochius bowed to Emperor Theodosius but paid no attention to Arcadius, the emperor's son, as if he were not there. Greatly enraged at this, Emperor Theodosius ordered that Amphilochius be immediately expelled from the court. The saint then said to the emperor: ``Do you see, O Emperor, how you do not tolerate disrespect to your son? So too, God the Father does not tolerate disrespect to His Son, and is disgusted with the corruptness of those who blaspheme Him and is angered at all those adherents of that cursed (Arian) heresy.'' Hearing this, the emperor then understood why Amphilochius had not given honor to his son, and was amazed at his wisdom and daring. Among many other works, St. Amphilochius wrote several books on the Faith. He entered into rest in great old age in the year 395 and took up his habitation in eternal life.

http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my....ovember&day=23

[osteoftex]

Thank you Paul and Jason for your good suggestions. I certainly will take the story of Saint Apostle Thomas. It has a beautiful moral (meaning?) which is very easy to understand for children...

[effebrala]

If you go to http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/us-icon-series/ you will find lots of interesting material about St. Nicholas of Myra, you would be able to write several stories about this well know Saint.

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/page...-harbin-china/

I like this one

[RemiVedia]

I especially search for stories where he saint acts very clever (of course all the saints are wise and more than clever) , as this is the subject of the book (and audio-cd)... thanks for your helpful and good recommandations.