"The cheek swelled: somewhere there was pus under the tooth"

I want to share a case of the miraculous help of Saint Panteleimon. 5 years ago I still lived in Germany, in the city of Cologne, and just started going to church. I have a habit every day to read on the lives of the saints. And then, 5 years ago, I read about the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon. It was Saturday night. On Sunday after the liturgy the parishioners of our church invited me to the Catholic church, where there is a fragment of the relics of the holy Great Martyr Panteleimon. Before that, I did not even suspect that in the city in which I live, there is such a shrine. It turns out that once a year on August 9- in this temple Russian clergy are allowed to serve a moleben to the holy martyr. Carry out the reliquary with holy relics and allow everyone to put their finger on it. Since then, I often visited the relics of the saint and honor his memory.

About 4 years ago the following happened to me. My tooth began to hurt a lot. The dentist said that there is a cavity in the tooth, and pus formed under it. The cavity was removed, the pus cleared, the doctor put a medicine in the hole and sealed the tooth. It was necessary to come in two or three times. The doctor warned thatif it hurts, one must endure. It should be so.

The next day I came down with a fever and my cheek started to swell. The doctor on the phone said that if the cheek swelled, then there was pus somewhere. And that tomorrow you need to come to cut your cheek and release the pus. And anesthesia in such cases can not be given: it will be even worse.

My husband and I began to read the Akathist to St. Panteleimon. And ... already on the 3rd or 4th kontakion, I felt the liquid coming out in my mouth, and the swelling diminished slightly. The Lord heard us through the prayers of Saint Panteleimon!

The night passed calmly. The next day my husband and I went to the dentist. The doctor was in shock. The pus began to come out by itself in the most unexpected place, and the doctor only had to use the drainage. Within two days all had passed.

Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Veronika Schetinina