Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Saints on Oct 25th, 2007
Commemorated on October 25
Saint Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter, was a virtuous and kindly woman, belonged to the Christian community in Joppa. Being grievously ill, she suddenly died. At the time, the Apostle Peter was preaching at Lydda, not far from Joppa. Messengers were sent to him with an [...]
The martyrs Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius the Soldier, Anna, Theodota, Elizabeth, and Glyceria were killed at Adrianopolis during the third century for their confession of Christ. This was a time when Christianity spread among the pagans. Despite the persecutions against the Christians, Bishop Alexander fearlessly converted and baptized many pagans into the holy saving faith.
The [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 22nd, 2007
Please make a visit to my friend, Audrey’s blog to read “Saint Therese on Suffering“. She has also written another post on this saint.
Born to a middle-class French family. Her father, Louis, was a watchmaker, her mother, who died of cancer when Therese was 4, was a lace maker, and both have been declared [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 15th, 2007
Commemorated this day:
The Holy Martyr Bebaia of Edessa was the sister of St Sarbelus, and suffered in the second century under the emperor Trajan for confessing Christianity. St Sarbelus was a priest of the idols at Edessa, but was converted to Christ by a certain bishop, then he and his sister were baptized. Pagans tortured [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 8th, 2007
The story of St. Pelagia the Penitent that began in the fifth century evokes skepticism and disbelief from many. Over the years Pelagia’s story and that of other women named Pelagia have become entwined and confused by oral tradition. There were at least two Pelagias, both from Antioch, Syria. I have [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 3rd, 2007
Juliana helped me to easily start off this series on women saints by requesting that I share her patron saint.
Saint Juliana of Lazarevo (?-1604) was a married laywoman who spent her life as a homemaker, wife and mother in the Murom region of Russia during the reign of Ivan the terrible. After the falling [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 3rd, 2007
Browsing the Christian blogosphere, it seems like many woman are striving to be Titus 2 women. I wasn’t exactly sure what this meant; so I looked up the passage as well as some sites relating to this trend.
Titus 2:3-5 says, “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to [...]
Posted in Saints on Oct 3rd, 2007
The Theotokos is our prime example of what a godly woman should look like.
The Virgin Mary is the Theotokos, the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son and Word of God. She conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. She was cared for by her betrothed husband, Joseph, who took the child and his [...]
Posted in Saints on Sep 26th, 2007
Beautiful excerpts from The Account of St. John the Theologian of the Falling Asleep of the Holy Mother of God
The apostles said all these things to the holy mother of God, why they had come, and in what way; and she stretched her hands to heaven and prayed, saying: I [...]
Posted in Saints on Sep 26th, 2007
Beloved apostle of Christ our God,
hasten to deliver a defenseless people.
He who allowed you to recline on His breast,
receives you as you bow before Him.
Implore Him, John the Theologian,
to disperse the persistent threat from the heathens,
entreating for us peace and great mercy.
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