A mother would take her physically ill child...

A mother would take her physically ill child, go to the Monastery of St. Iakovos and sweep the yard. Two ladies were gossiping about her.
The Saint caught their thoughts and their conversation, deliberately passed by them and said: "Do you see this aching Mother? This Mother because she has great faith in Christ and endures the problem of her child, this Mother will go to the place of the Martyrs and will rejoice forever!