"629. Διηγήσατο μαθητὴς μεγάλου γέροντος περὶ τοῦ ἀββᾶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ποτὲ γενομένης τῆς ἐνάτης ὥρας ἐπείνασε καὶ ἠθέλησε γεύσασθαι. Καὶ θέντες τὴν τράπεζαν ἔστημεν εἰς εὐχὴν καὶ ἐψάλλομεν δύο ψαλμούς. Καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ γέρων λέγειν1 ἀπὸ στήθους καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα καὶ ἐγένετο πρωῒ καὶ ἐγένετο3 ὥρα ἐνάτη καὶ οὕτως κατέπαυσεν. Ὁ γὰρ νοῦς αὐτοῦ ἄνω ἐθεώρει μυστήρια."

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A disciple of a great elder related of his abba: “Once when it got to the ninth hour he was hungry and wanted to eat. Having set the table, we stood in prayer and we sang two psalms. The elder began reciting by heart. Evening came, dawn came, the ninth hour came and then he desisted, for his mind was contemplating mysteries on high.”