Saint Theodore had lived a deeply sinful life until the moment he abandoned the world and embraced monasticism. He withdrew to the desert of the Jordan, where he lived with strict ascetic discipline and received the gift of working miracles.
While traveling to Constantinople, he boarded a ship that lost its way. When the crew’s food and water supplies were completely depleted, the saint lifted his hands toward heaven, prayed with fervor, and traced the sign of the Cross over the waters of the sea. He then instructed the sailors to draw water. In awe, they discovered that the seawater had lost its salt and had become suitable for drinking. The saint glorified the Divine Grace for the miracle granted to them. Shortly thereafter the ship reached the harbor with safety.
Saint Theodore continued to work miracles throughout his life, until the day he fell asleep in the Lord.
