The Vision of the Mother and Longinus

The angel immediately came to the village, bringing comfort to the mother, and through this encounter, the villagers learned what had taken place.

She then reported everything that had happened to the villagers, and after hearing her account, they went to the bishop of Tyana and informed him of the events that had occurred.

Bishop Paphnutius, accompanied by some pious men, went to the place where the young man had died and gave permission for the mother to be summoned.

When the mother arrived, the bishop said to her, 'Do not weep over this; for he himself, having obtained the heavenly kingdom, presides much on our behalf. Let us therefore rejoice all the more and let us not be gloomy.'

Having said these things, he commanded that the body of the young man be lifted and placed with the holy Longinus, and they offered an acceptable sacrifice to the heavenly God.

The pious woman became a deacon and minister of the glorious faith; having offered many things and given much counsel, she continued in the city with the bishop.

And when midnight had come and the night had advanced, the fourth hour of the nightpeared to her the holy Longinus, saying: 'Why do you blaspheme me?'

And she, having been frightened and become trembling, said: 'Who are you, Lord?'

And he said to her: 'I am Longinus, the one who had campaigned against your son.'

And the woman, being perplexed about her son, crying out, said: 'Lord, if you had campaigned against him, you would not have killed him.'

And the most faithful Longinus said to her: 'See, even now you speak blasphemy. But arise and go out from your house, and you will see your son, that he has campaigned.'

Having taken hold of her hand, he brought her out, and he saw the heavens opened and a great light in the night.

And having looked up, she saw how, in ecstasy, the heavenly king and her son were advancing forward.

And the holy Longinus said to her: 'Even if now you have seen your son, that he has been arrayed for battle, have you now believed?'

And she said: 'Yes, Lord, it is enough for me what indeed I have spoken concerning you, Master.'

And immediately she became invisible.

She was, however, occupying herself night and day in the holy house, continuing in prayers and hymns and alms, and performing healings through the calling upon of Christ and of the holy martyr, glorifying God in her days for all the good things that had happened to her.

And she departed in the days of Paphnutius, bishop; and they laid her near the holy Longinus in the same house [...] to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, to whom be glory and power unto the ages of ages. Amen.