Orthodox Christians celebrate on April 4 in St. Zosima. This Pious was born in the late fifth century and lived in a monastery, through all the struggles pustnicesti, spending in continual prayer. Since writing about the life of St. Sophrony St. Mary of Egypt – we learn that, tulburandu the thoughts, he was asked: ” ‘Did you find it-in the wilderness a man to surpass me in celebrating the best?”. When i was an angel that has led them to go to a monastery on the banks of the Jordan. Venerable Father Zosima found this holy abbot settlement and received the blessing of staying there, where he saw “old pre glowing with good things and thinking of God; (…) Their singing was relentless, state all night, having always in working hands in their mouths and Psalms; Iara vain words were not overtake them go ‘. Ate less with bread and water and the monastery gates were always locked and is opened only when “someone would be out of overtake them, being sent for need any communal ‘. On the first Sunday of Lent, after the priest was doing Liturgy and all partook, received the blessing of Father Abbot to go in the Jordanian desert, during Patruzecimii, returning to the sacred institution only towards the end position in Sunday Stalparilor (Palm) leaving only one or two monks into place, to keep their jobs. After he left the monastery habit and Sts Zosima. He took with him only a little food. Tinea ordinance prayer and rested anywhere grabs night, sleeping on the ground and in the morning hit the road, hoping that will meet any hermit from whom to take lessons useful. In the twelfth day after the prayer had ended and “stand singing, he saw a shadow on the right side, as the human body. First was terrified, feeling him is that he sees a ghost devilish and trembling has tagged with the cross then, putting away fear, when they stop praying, turned his eyes to the south and saw pre oarecine going naked body and black from the heat, pre brushes having its head as white as wool shorts reached only up to his neck. Zosima seeing it, began to run toward that (…). And that vision after seeing pre Zosima far, began to flee in the deepest wilderness. (…) ‘Managing to get as close as I could hear his voice, Elder Zosima said to him: “‘ Why run away from me, old sinner, Robu of the true God, who spend the wilderness? Wait for me, unworthy and pre impotent! Wait for me, for your ostenelelor hope of rewards; sit and give me, old, prayer and blessing you. ‘ “. That “vision” was, in fact, St. Mary of Egypt and, in turn, by hiding, responded Venerable Zosima: ” ‘Abba Zosima, forgive me pre myself, Lord, not turning me I look to you; Santos naked woman, and see me, and having carnal shame uncovered. But if you are willing to give me, the sinful woman, your prayer and blessing, throw some of your clothes to cover my nakedness, and returning from prayer I will receive you. ” Then earthquake and great fear and terror to content pre Zosima mind, because he heard that calling him by the name that never had seen (…) ‘and stripping an old and torn clothes pre wore, gave it Holy to cover his body.

Saint Mary of Egypt in his youth lived in great fornication, uncleanness dwelling within seventeen years. Going to Jerusalem together with other young harlot wanted to worship the Precious Cross on which he was crucified Savior But whenever try to enter the church, was stopped in an invisible way. From Sinaxar find that “the surety on the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, as will be allowed to go inside, will live wisely, and will not serve life of evil ‘. Promising to this, he was able to enter the church, then he went into the wilderness where he had 47 years without seeing a human face to the summit of Abba Zosima. All Raphael says so much “was built by nepatimire, cat and passed over Jordan, and when sitting on the ground in prayer, was lifted and raised.”

At the insistence Venerable Zosima, St. Mary of Egypt was constantly Weeping confession, asking him to Abba that next year, in Lent, when you get back in the wilderness, they share it with the sacraments. Father Zosima returned and shared it, then after another year, when he returned to that place, St. Mary of Egypt, whose name Elder Zosima never knew him, passed away scratched on the ground have a request: “Bury, Abba Zosima, at this place, the body of humble Mary. Yes dust dust, and begs God for me, what I slept in the month of Farmutie eghipteneste, April intaiu Greek Iara, in the night even mantuitoarelor Passion of Christ after partaking Dumnezeestii Last Supper ‘.