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1. At Matins on Thursday on the fifth week of the Len, a service called "Mary's Standing" is celebrated. The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is read in its complete length, together with the Life of St. Mary of Egypt. Which of the following events and circumstances in the life of the saint are described?
Multiple correct answers are possible.Correct answers: №1,2,4Correct!Educational materials: Venerable Mary of EgyptComment:Yes, we know from the hagiography that the Venerable Mary received communion before going into the desert after repentance, and then, after spending many years in the desert, received communion from the elder Zosima shortly before her death. Venerable Mary was a repentant prostitute - that is why we remember Mary of Egypt during Lent - because she showed an example of how much transformation and spiritual feats a sincerely repentant person is capable of. The hagiography describes that the ascetic crossed the Jordan, treading water to receive communion from the elder Zosima.
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