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The Apocalypse of the Holy Mother of God Concerning the Chastisements

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Section 15

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XV. And in another place the all holy

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one

saw

a

man

hanging

from

his

four

extremities

,

and

from

his

nails

blood

gushed

vehemently

,

and

his

tongue

was

tied

in

a

flame

of

fire

,

and

he

was

unable

to

groan

and

say

the

Kyrie

eleïson

me

.

And

when

she

had

seen

him

the

all

holy

one

wept

and

herself

said

the

Kyrie

eleïson

thrice

:

and

after

the

saying

of

the

prayer

,

came

the

angel

who

had

authority

over

the

scourge

and

loosed

the

man’s

tongue

:

and

the

all

holy

one

asked

the

commander

-

in

-

chief

:

Who

is

this

wretched

one

who

has

this

chastisement

?

And

the

commander

-

in

-

chief

said

:

This

,

all

holy

one

,

is

the

steward

who

did

not

the

will

of

God

,

but

ate

the

things

of

the

church

and

said

:

“

He

who

ministers

to

the

altar

shall

be

nourished

from

the

altar

”

:

and

for

this

cause

he

is

thus

chastised

here

.

And

the

all

holy

one

said

:

Let

it

be

unto

him

according

to

his

faith

.

And

again

he

tied

his

tongue

.

Notes

11
Cf. Peter, 29.
12
Cf. Lev. x. 12 ff.; Num. xviii. 7 ff..