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  1 2|           assented, and he and the saint together explored many parts
  2 2|            chapel be, and to which saint shall we dedicate it?" Stephen
  3 2|          As yet no one came to the saint, nor brought him anything,
  4 2|          him as his confessor. Our saint, Sergius, had not taken
  5 2|      tonsured monk the name of the saint whose feast day it happened
  6 2|         day it happened to be. Our saint was twenty-three years old
  7 2|           same fragrant smell. The saint remained in the chapel seven
  8 2|            devil wrestled with the saint, but the demons beset St.
  9 2|     distance; others came near the saint, surrounded him and even
 10 2|        order to get some food, the saint brought a small slice of
 11 2|            one slice of bread, the saint gave it to the bear, being
 12 2|            monks to visit him. The saint inquired of them, "Are you
 13 2|        darts of concupiscence. The saint, aware of these enemy attacks,
 14 3|         our souls and bodies." The saint sighed from the bottom of
 15 3|           He had heard tell of the saint and of his beginning of
 16 3|          The following morning the saint was raised to the dignity
 17 3|     advanced old age. Stephen, the saint's brother, came with his
 18 3|           on long dark nights, the saint used to leave his cell and
 19 3|       person referred to, then the saint, with patience, would make
 20 3|           Sergius to tell him. The saint gave the order at once, "
 21 3|           When they had eaten, the saint remarked: "And where is
 22 3|            to the seventh. But the saint did not despise it, he gratefully
 23 3|             who had never seen the saint, came to visit him. The
 24 3|        aperture, and perceived the saint wearing shabby attire, patched,
 25 3|        whom he had heard. When the saint came from the garden, the
 26 3|            visitor turned from the saint and mocked at him: "I came
 27 3|        taking him by the hand, the saint sat him down at his right
 28 3|            not been fulfilled. The saint remarked, "Be not sad about
 29 3|          obeisance to Sergius. The saint gave him his blessing and,
 30 3|         and help my unbelief." The saint readily forgave, and with
 31 3|       years later, and came to the saint's monastery, where he became
 32 4|          with vexation, often. The saint told them: "I intended to
 33 4|       monastery, and entreated the saint to pray for him: but while
 34 4|         dead child was laid in the saint's cell. The saint felt compassion
 35 4|           in the saint's cell. The saint felt compassion for this
 36 4|            he gave him thanks. The saint said to him, "You deceive
 37 4|            him to life again." The saint forbade him to say this; "
 38 4|         was made known through the saint's disciples. Living on the
 39 4|     relatives, hearing tell of the saint, journeyed with him to the
 40 4|           came.' They informed the saint, who gave the order to sound
 41 4|            into the monastery, the saint came out of church, carrying
 42 4|           the grace of God and the saint's prayers he recovered,
 43 4|            he told them, "When the saint wanted to bless me with
 44 4|            the flame." One day the saint, in accordance with his
 45 4|           under thy guidance." The saint looked and beheld a multitude
 46 4|         witness of this vision the saint called aloud for Simon,
 47 5|         the patriarch to visit the saint. Making a deep obeisance
 48 5|         him a letter from him. The saint asked: "Are you sure you
 49 5|  established in the monastery. The saint, wise pastor, appointed
 50 5|    monastery empty-handed; and the saint gave orders that the poor
 51 6|        silly remarks. Although the saint was standing by the altar,
 52 6|     brotherhood, hearing about the saint, took to visiting him, in
 53 6|       Whereupon, hearing this, the saint sent reply, "Tell my lord
 54 6|      raised to the priesthood. The saint then returned to the monastery
 55 6|     reached the monastery that the saint was returning, the brethren
 56 7|           bishop came opposite the saint's monastery, he stopped
 57 7|        toward the direction of the saint, "Peace be with thee, brother
 58 7|         thee, brother in God!" The saint, at this hour, was seated
 59 7|        which was being sung by the saint, and with the aforenamed
 60 7|            aforenamed Stephen, the saint's brother. Of a sudden Isaac,
 61 7|           insisted, entreating the saint to reveal the mystery to
 62 8|        having a great faith in the saint, came to ask him if he counselled
 63 8|           against the heathen. The saint, bestowing on him his blessing,
 64 8|       Mother of God." And with the saint's blessing he hurriedly
 65 8|         sudden, a courier from the saint arrived, in all haste, with
 66 8|      Tatars. In that same hour the saint was engaged with his brethren
 67 8|         defeat of the ungodly, the saint, who was a seer, announced
 68 8|      thanks for the prayers of the saint and of the brotherhood,
 69 8|             Sergius. As abbot, the saint appointed one of his followers,
 70 8|          Holy Epiphany. It was the saint's custom to go everywhere
 71 8|      Mother of God. Once again the saint obeyed the request. This
 72 8|     Afanasii by name. Although the saint found it hard to grant this
 73 8|         him to the present day-the saint loved him dearly. To him
 74 8|       loved him dearly. To him the saint entrusted the founding of
 75 8|        Aided by the prayers of the saint, the monastery was built,
 76 8|         But why pursue further the saint's planting of ecclesiastical
 77 8|          to him, to give it to the saint; but he, bowing low in great
 78 8|            Further, he said to the saint: "Dost know why 1 sent for
 79 8|         want." On hearing this the saint was deeply grieved, regarding
 80 8|           Holy Scriptures, but the saint, unyielding in his humility,
 81 8|             understanding that the saint would not yield, allowed
 82 8|           the princes implored the saint to accept the rank of bishop;
 83 8|      proceeded to plot against the saint, in the belief that the
 84 8|       reach the imperial city. The saint's prophecy was fulfilled.
 85 9|          coming." Hearing this the saint hurried from his cell into
 86 9|            radiance shone upon the saint, brighter than the sun,
 87 9|          resplendent a vision, the saint fell to the ground. The
 88 9|       Blessed Virgin, touching the saint with her hand, said: "Be
 89 9|          spoken, she vanished. The saint, in ecstasy, stood in trembling
 90 9|         resplendent a vision." The saint, so filled with ecstasy
 91 9|      adoration until, finally, the saint said to his disciple, "Son,
 92 9|            God. All night long the saint remained in meditation on
 93 9|       heard a great deal about the saint, his doubt about him prevailed,
 94 9|          the monastery and see the saint. When he drew near to the
 95 9|           monastery and beheld the saint, blindness fell upon him.
 96 9|        confessed his doubts to the saint, and prayed for the recovery
 97 9|         proclaimed to all that the saint was indeed a man of God
 98 9|       moneylender, living near the saint's monastery, and who, like
 99 9|        ill-used orphan went to the saint in great distress and, weeping,
100 9|      weeping, begged for help. The saint, moved by compassion, sent
101 9|           little the effect of the saint's rebuke grew faint, and
102 9|           Now, again, one day, the saint was reciting the divine
103 9|     vouchsafed to Simon. While the saint was saying the liturgy,
104 9| surrounding the holy table; as the saint was about to partake of
105 9|            sacred chalice; and the saint thus received Communion.
106 9|            trembled with fear. The saint, when he moved away from
107 9|           operating with you." The saint forbade him to speak of
108 9|          away from this life." The saint lived a number of years,
109 9|          whose name was Nikon. The saint exhorted him to guide Christ'
110 9|        sweet odour flowed from the saint's body. The entire brotherhood
111 9|           and funeral orisons. The saint's face, unlike that of other
112 9|            sight to the blind. The saint had no wish during his life