Chapter

 1 2|        and, later, to appoint him abbot of the monastery. Aware
 2 2|         the dignity of priest and abbot, named Mitrofan, to come
 3 2|     springs of living water." The abbot forthwith went into the
 4 2| consecrated loaf given him by the abbot, refusing all else and giving
 5 2|         newly tonsured monk." The abbot was astonished and almost
 6 2|         Mass a priest, who was an abbot, came from one of the villages.
 7 2|         did not want to become an abbot; this was by reason of his
 8 2|       rank, and ambition to be an abbot. The monks were but few
 9 3|                   III. THE HUMBLE ABBOT ~Within the space of a year
10 3|           the space of a year the abbot who had given the tonsure
11 3|        cannot continue without an abbot. We desire you to be the
12 3|        had no thought of becoming abbot, for my soul longs to finish
13 3|       again and again to be their abbot; finally, overcome by his
14 3|        the bishop to give them an abbot, and a guide of their souls.
15 3|       thou who wilt be father and abbot of thy brethren." Blessed
16 3|        him forth, in very deed an abbot, pastor, and guardian, and
17 3|          upon himself the rank of abbot; he received the leadership
18 3|     exalted him to the dignity of abbot. Our revered father and
19 3|            Our revered father and abbot Sergius returned to his
20 3|     brethren when he first became abbot, and he was the thirteenth.
21 3|         he owned as a gift to the abbot for the benefit of the monastery.
22 3|     Moscow and, presenting him to Abbot Sergius, asked him to give
23 3|          to give him the tonsure. Abbot Sergius did se, and gave
24 3|      countries, came to live with Abbot Sergius, and their names
25 3|         the time he w…s appointed abbot, the holy Mass was sung
26 3|      occupying the chief place as abbot, he did not alter in any
27 3|      whole monastery. The saintly abbot gave orders to all the brethren
28 3|  elsewhere. The monks came to the abbot in astonishment, saying, "
29 3|           from a distant country. Abbot Sergius, seeing and hearing
30 3|            came to visit him. The abbot was digging in the garden.
31 3|        brethren, reporting to the abbot, said, "We hardly dare tell
32 3|          low obeisance before the abbot, he said: "Father, 1 am
33 4|      monks even complained to the abbot, "When you set out to build
34 6|          were being sung, and the Abbot Sergius, wearing his vestments,
35 6|           canonarch replied, "The abbot gave it to me." The other
36 6|         other said, "What has the abbot to do with it? Did not I
37 6|           Makrishch, he asked the abbot, Stephen, if one of his
38 6|           a shepherd. Command our abbot to return to his monastery,
39 6|          Gerasim and Paul, to the abbot with the message: "Your
40 6|           called Roman, to be the abbot of the new monastery, and
41 8|    consecrated by St. Sergius. As abbot, the saint appointed one