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1001 9| eat, but they would not touch it and clear the usurer
1002 9| gentle lover of humility touched his blinded pupils, and,
1003 3| People from many parts, towns and countries, came to live
1004 3| he bas no attendants, no trained servants; he is but a needy,
1005 2| in his secret meditations training his mind in a longing for
1006 7| affection. One day he was travelling from his episcopacy of Perm
1007 1| satchel, as it were some treasure, with three fingers, he
1008 1| standing beneath an oak tree, praying devoutly and with
1009 9| Communion. Simon, who saw this, trembled with fear. The saint, when
1010 3| given without trials; after tribulations comes joy. It is written,
1011 1| the frequent demands for tribute, and from repeated bad harvests,
1012 1| from the skirmishes of troops, the frequent demands for
1013 3| Sergius, whom he had taken the trouble to come and visit; and his
1014 2| the church was a space of trunks and stumps; here many kinds
1015 3| privations, enduring all things, trusting in the Lord God with fervent
1016 4| THE MIRACLES ~We shall now turn to the miracles God performs
1017 3| issuing from his lips, and turning to one another they said, "
1018 2| happened to be. Our saint was twenty-three years old when he joined
1019 6| took to visiting him, in twos and threes, and more. Our
1020 3| had in the monastery an ugly, stained, bad bit of cloth,
1021 3| Forgive me and help my unbelief." The saint readily forgave,
1022 9| with fasting, and working unceasingly. He performed many unfathomable
1023 3| chastity, following his uncle's precepts; according to
1024 9| moved away from the altar, understood that Simon had been deemed
1025 9| unceasingly. He performed many unfathomable miracles, and reached an
1026 2| Lord God; how to remain unharmed; how to wrestle with the
1027 3| the taste of it was of an unimaginable strange sweetness, as it
1028 6| away from the monastery, unknown to all. When he arrived
1029 | unlike
1030 9| life had been so noble and unresting, and accompanied him with
1031 2| gave it to the bear, being unwilling to disappoint him of his
1032 3| refused, insisting on his unworthiness, but Afanasii said to him, "
1033 8| Scriptures, but the saint, unyielding in his humility, said, "
1034 8| against the heathen; and upheld by the strong arm of God,
1035 3| ordinary monk." The brethren urged him again and again to be
1036 9| not touch it and clear the usurer of his offence. Now, again,
1037 1| mother's womb three times he uttered a cry in church during holy
1038 5| V. THE PATRIARCHAL CHARTER ~
1039 2| demons beset St. Sergius in vain; no matter what visions
1040 8| in Holy Scriptures-many valuable writings by his hand bear
1041 9| and on no account to set value on honour and praise in
1042 9| Having thus spoken, she vanished. The saint, in ecstasy,
1043 8| invincible Dmitrii, who vanquished the ungodly Tatars. In that
1044 2| this time Sergius had no variety of foods in the wilderness,
1045 1| besought h—n to come and vas his parents, saying, "My
1046 1| Rostov, and a certain noble, Vasilii Kochev, with another called
1047 8| disciples that Michael, vaunting himself of his sacred appointment,
1048 2| stumps; here many kinds of vegetables were sown. But to return
1049 1| that he beheld the chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit, he called
1050 6| Abbot Sergius, wearing his vestments, was at the altar, his brother,
1051 1| revealed to thee; and do not vex thyself about reading and
1052 4| repeated this query with vexation, often. The saint told them: "
1053 1| writing, and 1 am sorely vexed that 1 cannot learn these
1054 6| VI. THE DISSENSIONS ~Before
1055 3| parts and to settle in the vicinity. The forest was cut down;
1056 4| usual rule, was keeping vigil and praying for the brotherhood
1057 7| VII. ST. STEPHEN OF PERM ~Now
1058 8| VIII. ST. SERGIUS AND RUSSIA ~
1059 2| abbot, came from one of the villages. At first Sergius did not
1060 1| conjunction with the period of violence and disorder which followed
1061 2| in vain; no matter what visions they evoked, they failed
1062 6| about the saint, took to visiting him, in twos and threes,
1063 3| was built, and houses; and visitors came to the monastery bringing
1064 4| Living on the banks of the Volga, a long distance away from
1065 3| nominated Bishop Afanasii of Volynia in his stead in the town
1066 9| when a wonderful vision was vouchsafed to Simon. While the saint
1067 2| had not taken monastic vows at this time for, as yet,
1068 3| monks. From the time he w…s appointed abbot, the holy
1069 6| did not go to his cell; he walked away from the monastery,
1070 1| followed the great Tatar war. When the principality of
1071 2| till finally they came to a waste space in the middle of the
1072 2| all sides were forest and wasteland. Stephen, seeing this, was
1073 4| to the faithful from the waters; and people have come from
1074 3| Eucharist, nor incense, nor wax candles. The monks sang
1075 3| saying that the last would be weak. But, of the later generations,
1076 9| grew his fervour, in no way weakened by age. He became aware
1077 9| place, giving strength to weaker members of the community,
1078 8| being old, and seeing his weakness increasing, sent for St.
1079 3| and honour about him. He wears no fine and rich apparel;
1080 2| God's holy will be done. I welcome you with joy, but let each
1081 3| monastery. Blessed Sergius welcomed him with great joy. Simon
1082 2| strove for his parents' well-being, until they entered the
1083 1| those virtues which are well-pleasing unto God. Cyril had three
1084 4| with his last hope gone, wept and bemoaned, "It would
1085 | whatever
1086 3| he flayed and ground the wheat, sifted the flour, kneaded
1087 9| of sinners; a father to widows and orphans; that he is
1088 2| nothing for himself. The wife of his elder brother, Stephen,
1089 9| deliverance from the crafts and wiles of evil spirits, and sight
1090 4| this place alone. But God willed that a monastery such as
1091 2| Reverend Father, we are willing with God's help and with
1092 3| lacking; at times there was no wine for the Eucharist, nor incense,
1093 5| established with much ' wisdom, the numbers of his followers
1094 1| striving to fulfil their wishes, and never disobedient.
1095 8| a check on his audacity, wishing to occupy the episcopal
1096 2| years, but my parents' needs withheld me. Now, my lord and father,
1097 9| or as one of Gods angels, witnessing to the purity of his soul,
1098 1| invisible. Perplexed, they wondered if he had been an angel,
1099 9| was praying, as was his wont, before the image of the
1100 2| they set about chopping wood and carrying it. First they
1101 9| himself with fasting, and working unceasingly. He performed
1102 3| and he spoke to him of the workings of the Spirit. Our Blessed
1103 2| Stephen soon renounced the world and became a monk in the
1104 3| shabby were his clothes, worse than that of any of the
1105 4| told them: "I intended to worship and pray in this place alone.
1106 2| The devil now strove to wound him with the darts of concupiscence.
1107 1| for which they received wounds and humiliations, and went
1108 9| thing to come under the wrath of God?" Having reproachedim—
1109 2| remain unharmed; how to wrestle with the evil and with his
1110 2| from time to time the devil wrestled with the saint, but the
1111 8| Scriptures-many valuable writings by his hand bear witness
1112 9| offender, convicted him of wrongdoing, and said, "My son, do you
1113 8| that the saint would not yield, allowed him to return to
1114 | yourself
1115 2| seeing their faith and zeal, marvelled, and said: "My
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