ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΕΔΩ
Now the time calls, O Friends, to
narrate to you the marvelous death, or rather sleep. For his death does
not present ordinary edification, but it was more remarkable than
everything I said before. It became both seal and guarantee of his
triumph and confirmation that his behavior did not defile him.
For
when the great one perceived the profane hour, not wanting to obtain
human honor after his death, what did he do? He went inside, lay down to
sleep underneath the bundle of twigs in his sacred hut, and committed
his spirit to the Lord in peace.
When they had not seen him for
two days, those who knew him said, "Let's go, let us visit the Fool in
case he's ill." And they went and found him lying dead under his bundle
of twigs. Then they said, "Now all will believe he was beside himself.
Behold his death is another idiocy." And two of them lifted him up
without washing him, and they went out without psalm singing, candles,
or incense, and buried him in the place where strangers are buried.
Then when those who were bearing
him and going out to bury him passed the house of the formerly Jewish
glassblower, whom Symeon had made a Christian, as I said before, the
aforementioned former Jew heard psalm singing, music such as human lips
could not sing, and a crowd such as all humanity could not gather. This
man was astounded by the verse and the crowd. He glanced out and saw the
saint carried out by the two men and them alone bearing his precious
body. Then the one who heard the invisible music said, "Blessed are you,
Fool, that while you do not have humans singing psalms for you, you
have the heavenly powers honoring you with hymns." And immediately he
went down and buried him with his own hands. And then he told everyone
what he heard in the angel's songs.
John the deacon heard this and
went running, with many others, to the place where he was buried,
wishing to take up his precious remains in order to bury him honorably.
But when they opened the grave, they did not find him. For the Lord had
glorified him, and translated him. Then all came to their senses, as if
from sleep, and told each other what miracles he had performed for each
of them and that he had played the fool for God's sake....
Having lived the angelic and
most admirable life on earth, Symeon, who for Christ's sake was named
Fool, died on July 21, having shone exceedingly in his achievements
according to God and astounded even the supernatural powers of the
angels with his virtues. And when he received confidence, he placed
himself at the insufferable throne of God the Father of lights, and he
honored Him in unceasing hymns along with all the heavenly powers. May
the Lord grant us part and portion with this holy Symeon, and with all
the saints in His eternal kingdom, for His is the glory forever and
ever. Amen.
From Symeon the Holy Fool: Leontius's Life and the Late Antique City by Derek Krueger, p. 170-171.
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