by a delusion of the devil, and by his sorcerers falsely.'
Then Macarius prayed to God for the maiden,
and besmeared her with oil, and altogether dispelled
the devil's illusion, through the name of his Lord,
so that they all saw that she was whole.
Such are the delusions of the sorcerers.
Be glory and praise to the benevolent Creator,
who magnifieth His saints mightily by miracles,
who reigneth ever to all eternity. Amen.
XXII.
JULY 23. SAINT APOLLTNARIS, MARTYR.
In the Caesar's days who was hight Claudius,
came the blessed Peter, from the city of Antioch
into the city of Rome, with many brethren,
and preached the faith boldly to the people,
both to Romans and Jews, even as the Lord had commanded him,
so that of the Romans and cruel Jews
many believed in the living Saviour
through Peter's preaching, and submitted to baptism,
bewailing their sins with true repentance.
They received God's word with ghostly joy,
that God had willed to send His Son to mankind,
and through Him to renew this old earth.
There was then with Peter a certain worthy man of God
called Apollinaris, the holy Apostle's follower.
To him quoth Peter after some time,
'Behold, thou art instructed in all things concerning Jesus;
arise now, and receive the Holy Ghost,
and the holy episcopal office in the name of Jesus,
and go to the city that is called Ravenna,
