The Proclamations of Crisis and the Victory of the Son of Mary

Sayings concerning the holy Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus. 1. Saint Epiphanius the bishop recounted that during the time of the blessed Athanasius the Great, maidens surrounding the temple of Serapis were crying out, 'Crisis, Crisis!' The Greeks standing before the blessed Athanasius cried out, 'You ill-born man, tell us what the maidens are crying.' Having replied, he said, 'The maidens cry, Crisis, Crisis; and The word 'Crisis' in the Ausonian language means tomorrow.' He added, 'Tomorrow you shall see the glory of God.' Subsequently, the death of King Julian was announced. After this happened, they rushed together crying at the temple of Serapis, saying, 'If you did not want him, why did you take his possessions?' 2. The same recounted that there was a driver among the Alexandrians who was the son of Mary the mother. While riding, this man fell; then, having risen, he passed the one who had cast him down and conquered. The crowd shouted, 'The Son of Mary has fallen and has risen and has conquered!' While this voice was still being spoken, the fame concerning the temple of Serapis spread among the people, that the great Theophilus, having ascended, destroyed the idol of Serapis and has become master of the temple. 3. It was made known to the blessed Epiphanius, the bishop of Cyprus, by the abbot of the monastery he held in Palestine, that 'We have not been negligent of your prayers regarding our rule, but with haste we perform even the third and the sixth and the ninth offices.' The

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