Commemoration
An Unknown Maiden from a Wealthy House in Alexandria
March 3 Old CalendarMarch 16 New Calendar
Life
She had a good father who suffered greatly and came to a bad end, and a wicked mother who lived well and died in peace and was buried with honor. Unable to decide whether to live by the example of her father or by the example of her mother, this maiden had a vision which revealed to her the state of her father and mother in the other world. She saw her father in the Kingdom of God and her mother in darkness and torment. This determined her to devote her entire life to God, and like her father to hold fast to the law of God regardless of all adversities and misfortunes she might have to endure. And she kept the law of God until the end, with God's help, and was counted worthy of the heavenly kingdom, in which she was united with her God-loving father.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 3. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 3
The full reading for March 3 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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