St. John of Kronstadt was a great intercessor for the Russian land.
He was renowned
for his pious and holy life,
for his multidinous miracles,
for his extensive aid to the needy.
While engaging in constant prayer, he placed the Divine Liturgy above all else, regarding it as an eternal great miracle, and gave himself up to it entirely. In his “Reflections on the Orthodox Church Services” St. John wrote: “There are people for whom the Liturgy is everything on earth.”
And undoubtedly, when he wrote this, he obviously had himself foremost in mind. It was well-known that from his very first days of priesthood he strived to serve the Divine liturgy as frequently as possible, while in the last 35 years of his life he served it daily, except for those days when he was very sick.
St. John of Kronstadt as server of the Divine Liturgy