By witnessing Saint Justina’s unbreakable strength in Christ, Saint Cyprian realised the falseness of the demons and experienced this power himself against the demons through the Sign of the Cross. Saint Cyprian welcomed Christ into his heart, repented of his way of life and burned all his pagan and sorcery books as a testament to his new life. He was Baptised and elevated to Bishop, and converted so many pagans to Christ that the pagan temples became desolate because there were no pagans remaining in his diocese. Saint Justina then became an Abbess of a nearby Monastery.
“O destroyer and deceiver of all, source of every impurity and defilement! Now I have discovered your infirmity. For if you fear even the shadow of the Cross and tremble at the Name of Christ, then what will you do when Christ Himself comes to you? If you cannot conquer those who sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross, then whom will you tear away from the hands of Christ? Now I have understood what a non-entity you are; you are not even able to take revenge! Listening to you, I, the wretched one, have been deceived, and I believed your tricks….Depart, depart from me, lawless one, enemy of Truth, adversary and hater of every good thing!”
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