Chapter

 1 1|      sighed, prayed to God, then said, "Amen." Taking out from
 2 1|        as of honey, wherefore he said, "Is it not written, How
 3 1|            The monk answered and said, "If thou believest, child,
 4 1|         read the Psalms. The boy said, "I do not know them, Father."
 5 2|          father, but his parents said to him, "My son, wait a
 6 2|          it, Blessed Bartholomew said to Stephen, "Now, my lord
 7 2|       youth gave a deep sigh and said, "To tell the truth, my
 8 2|          Sergius in all humility said to him: "Give me your blessing,
 9 2|         and zeal, marvelled, and said: "My brethren, I desired
10 3|        but groaning inwardly, he said: "Fathers and brethren,
11 3|       unworthiness, but Afanasii said to him, "Beloved, thou hast
12 3|        him. He blessed them, and said: "Brethren, pray for me.
13 3|      elders, by name Danila, and said to him: "I have heard tell
14 3|        payment from me." Sergius said to him: "I do not require
15 3|          is all I have." Sergius said: "That will be enough, and
16 3|      turning to one another they said, "Oh, brother, what patience
17 3|           and went up to him and said: "Why this mouldy bread?
18 3|         remember the prophet who said, 'Ashes have 1 eaten for
19 3|          reporting to the abbot, said, "We hardly dare tell you,
20 3|          seeing their confusion, said to them: "Do not do so,
21 3|        The man turned to him and said, "Are you then a stranger
22 3|   obeisance before the abbot, he said: "Father, 1 am but a sinner
23 4|       gave him thanks. The saint said to him, "You deceive yourself,
24 5|     Making a deep obeisance they said to him, "The all-powerful
25 5|       higher praise than when he said, 'But now, however good
26 6|        gave it to me." The other said, "What has the abbot to
27 6|         altar, he heard what was said, but he kept silence. When
28 6|          to the metropolitan and said: "Holy Lord, we are living
29 7|        monastery, he stopped and said, bowing low toward the direction
30 7|   instant in prayer, then bowing said aloud, "Be joyful, thou
31 7|    mystery to them, whereupon he said, "Beloved brethren, what
32 8|          strengthened by prayer, said to him: "It behoveth you,
33 8|         The bishop insisted, and said 1 know, beloved, that thou
34 8|        benediction." Further, he said to the saint: "Dost know
35 8|      unyielding in his humility, said, "Gracious Lord, if you
36 9|         the saint with her hand, said: "Be not afraid, mine own
37 9|        until, finally, the saint said to his disciple, "Son, call
38 9| convicted him of wrongdoing, and said, "My son, do you believe