SPEAR Factoids about Tears

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event: After spending five years with Paul,Mare exceeded his teacher in prayer, asceticism, and moderation. Many criticized Mare for the severity of his practices. See factoid page

event: Cosmo,seeing that the woman was beautiful like a pearl, took her away from the governor's men. Weeping, she asked Cosmo to pray for her. See factoid page

event: John followed the man and woman, hoping to find out their identity. When he found them John took an oath to protect the secret of their marriage and holiness. The woman spoke to John about the sin and evil of the world, bringing him to teras and repentance. See factoid page

event: the monk who stole repented, and spent one week in penitence. Other monks in the community rebuked him. See factoid page

event: Theophilus and Maria made John promise to conceal their secret, or else they would leave Amida. See factoid page

event: the monk who stole narrated his story, in great sorrow and humility, to John of Ephesus. And John comforted him, and advised the monk to go with him to the blessed man to ask for his repentance. See factoid page

event: In 542 a great plague his the empire and everyone was in perturbation and doubt and confusion. Mare, in affliction and sorrow, occupied himself to fervant prayer. See factoid page

event: the monk who stole went up to the the blessed man , and asked for his forgiveness. The old blessed man gave him penance to do and absolved him. The monk brought everything he stole back to the blessed man. See factoid page

event: John of Ephesus visited Sergius in his later years and received a blessing from him as he wept over what he stated was his unworthiness to serve Christ. Sergius continued to receive visitors in his old age, despite his illness. See factoid page

mental: Sergius wept violently about what he said was his unworthiness to serve Christ See factoid page

event: For five years the community attracted many into their company, some coming as far as Ingilene. All were impressed by the religious devotion of the community; all who joined them turned from sin, committing their lives to prayer, worship, singing, and monastic devotion. See factoid page

event: Sergius was greatly distressed by the treatment of believers by the persecutors and wept unceasingly in the presence of Maro, who had given him refuge. See factoid page

mental: Sergius was greatly distressed by the treatment of believers by the persecutors and wept unceasingly in the presence of Maro, who had given him refuge. See factoid page

event: While in the convent the man refused to sleep during the night while others were awake, and during service he would lie on the floor crying, leading the archimandrite question him. See factoid page

event: John moved to Constantinople because of a spiritual loss that consistently brought him to tears. See factoid page

event: Abbi wept while reading Bible with covered head and limited light. See factoid page

event: The archimandrite approached the man about his actions. Attending vespers, he began to cry because of his humility and sinfulness before God. See factoid page

event: Speaking with the archimandrite,the man decided to stay in the convent for the winter. He continued in his silence and weeping, garnering the appreciation of the brothers, who were encouraged by him. See factoid page

event: In his tears and sighs,the blessed man prophecied that he would die in three days. While on his deathbed, he shared with the brothers that he had been thirty-nine years since he had taken his monastic vows, asking for their prayers and blessings. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Tears,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/tears.html, 2023-03-23T12:33:47.301-04:00.

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