27. A great rush of wanton men is made to the place. Listen, ye holy virgins, to the miracles of the martyr, forget the name of the place. The door is shut within, the hawks cry without; some are contending who shall first attack the prey. But she, with her hands raised to heaven, as though she had come to a house of prayer, not to a resort of lust, says: “O Christ, Who didst tame the fierce lions for the virgin Daniel, Dan. vi. 22. Thou canst also tame the fierce minds of men. Fire became as dew to the Hebrew children, Dan. iii. 27 [50]. the water stood up for the Jews, of Thy mercy, not of its own nature. Ex. xiv. 22. Susanna knelt down for punishment and triumphed over her adulterous accusers, Hist. Sus. 45. the right hand withered which violated the gifts of Thy temple; 1 [3] Kings xiii. 4. and now thy temple itself is violated; suffer not sacrilegious incest, Thou Who didst not suffer theft. Let Thy Name be now again glorified in that I who came here for shame, may go away a virgin!”