during his suffering on the cross, he called out either lama savachthani. people of jerusalem did not understand him, deciding that he was calling on the prophet elijah, because the residents of jerusalem did not speak aramaic well; it was the language of the outskirts of judea. in fact, jesus shouted: “my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?” only the inhabitants of galilee could understand jesus correctly, and it is no coincidence that they became his the first students. especially the older generation speaks only osrian. and today people from different countries come to listen to him. and the language itself has a certain mystical form in itself. that is, when you read it, it’s as if you are thrown back 200 years. father seraphim not only reads in aramaic, he prays in it and even sings psalms from the bible. the pope himself came to listen to his singing. spoke several languages, could read and write by heart, and quoted sacred texts. such a person today would be considered an intellectual, but this knowledge was useful to him mainly in the last three