Chapter

 1 2|         marvelled, and said: "My brethren, I desired to dwell alone
 2 2|        this place, and that many brethren will be gathered here, then
 3 2|     dwelling in company with the brethren, he was present daily with
 4 2|     duties at the request of the brethren; he carried logs from the
 5 3|        it into the hearts of the brethren to go to blessed Sergius,
 6 3|        as an ordinary monk." The brethren urged him again and again
 7 3|  inwardly, he said: "Fathers and brethren, I will say no more against
 8 3|          father and abbot of thy brethren." Blessed Sergius refused,
 9 3|       physician of his spiritual brethren. He had not taken upon himself
10 3|        the Holy Trinity, and the brethren, coming out to meet him,
11 3|         blessed them, and said: "Brethren, pray for me. I am altogether
12 3|        to me." There were twelve brethren when he first became abbot,
13 3|     garment and to live with the brethren until he got accustomed
14 3|     abbot gave orders to all the brethren that they were not to go
15 3|       and supper. Several of the brethren noticed something in the
16 3|         be sounded, and with the brethren he went into the church
17 3|      glory to God before al] the brethren, saying, "You see, brethren,
18 3|      brethren, saying, "You see, brethren, God provides for everything,
19 3|          of cloth, which all the brethren threw aside; one brother
20 3|     needy, indigent beggar." The brethren, reporting to the abbot,
21 3|           fixing his eyes on the brethren and seeing their confusion,
22 3|          to them: "Do not do so, brethren, for he did not come to
23 3| departure, taking sever…l of the brethren to intercede for him, and
24 4|        accompanied by one of the brethren, he made his way through
25 4|      sound the bell and when the brethren were assembled they sang
26 6|          a short while, and many brethren gathered there. Soon several
27 6|         saint was returning, the brethren went out to meet him. On
28 6|        with joy that some of the brethren kissed the fathers hands,
29 7|         seated at table with his brethren. Perceiving in spirit what
30 7|    favourable moment, one of the brethren approached St. Sergius and
31 7|      whereupon he said, "Beloved brethren, what the Lord God has revealed
32 8|       saint was engaged with his brethren before God in prayer for
33 8|   community was formed, and many brethren joined it. Once again the