Venerable
Venerable Eupraxia the Virgin
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Life
The daughter of the Constantinopolitan nobleman Antigonus and a kinswoman of Emperor Theodosius the Great. Together with her mother, a young widow, she moved to Egypt, and there they visited monasteries, giving offerings and praying to God. Seven-year-old Eupraxia, of her own ardent desire, was tonsured as a nun in a women's monastery. The more she grew, the heavier the ascetic labors she imposed upon herself. On one occasion she fasted for forty days. She reposed in the year 413, in the thirtieth year of her life. She possessed great grace from God and healed the most grievous illnesses.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, July 25. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on July 25
The full reading for July 25 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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