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Everything he said does not mean or foreshadow anything bad. The Mother of God shows the mercy of God; crosses call for patience in sorrows, hardships, and deeds; snakes and birds are enemy temptations and attacks... Every monk encounters all this on his way... (2, p. 235) That you did not let go of the cross in the vision... this indicates that a storm of misfortune awaits you... but, by the grace of God, you will stand (2, p. 235). 2. The remarkable incident with Princess Olkhina Look what happened to the princess! After the blow she lost her speech. He understands everything, but doesn’t speak, he just seethes. Two or three weeks before this there was a thunderstorm in St. Petersburg. The princess began to be extremely worried and horrified. Finally, she said: “Here she is!” - and began to pray: “Have mercy on me, Lord!” - repeating several times. Then she fell into bed, began to writhe slightly and was struck by something like unconsciousness. So a day or more passed. They thought it was the end, so the doctor was sentenced... But the princess got up and began to walk. My sister has arrived. She told her: “Listen, Masha (Maria Sergeevna Olkhina). When I was lying there, a demon came and forced me to renounce Christ, saying that He would not help me. I cursed him and shouted: “Get out!” An Angel of God came, a pretty, pretty one, and drove away the demon.” Having told this, she added: “Look, you write all this down for me, as I told you.” She said all this clearly, as she usually spoke, but then the speech disappeared again, and it only seethed. What a story (3, pp. 67–68)! You might be interested in: