THIS holy virgin and martyr is honoured with particular devotion in the Latin, Greek, Muscovite, and Syriac calendars, but her history is obscured by a variety of false acts. Baronius prefers those who tell us, that she was a scholar of Origen, and suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia, in the reign of Maximinus the First, who raised the sixth general persecution after the murder of Alexander Severus, in 235. But Joseph Assemani shows the acts which we have in Metaphrastes and Mombritius to be the most exact and sincere. By these we are informed that St. Barbara suffered at Heliopolis in Egypt, in the reign of Galerius, about the year 306. This account agrees with the emperor Basil’s Menology, and the Greek Synaxary. There stood an old monastery near Edessa, which bore her name. 1 See Jos. Assemani in Calend. Univ. t. 5, p. 408.
Butler’s Lives of the Saints
Patron saint of the King of Battles: Artillery
Do not let lightning hit me, thunder frighten me, or the roar of canons jolt my bravery. Stay always by my side so that I may confront all the storms and battles of my life with my head held high and with a serene countenance. May I do my duty, be grateful to you, my protector, and render thanks to God, the Creator of heaven and earth who has the power to dominate the fury of the storm and to mitigate the cruelty of war. Saint Barbara, pray for us. Amen.
Attention must be paid to our early martyrs as our times are becoming like their times. We too could have the same opportunity for sacrifice.
It’s happening now imo.
Whistleblowers from swing states are being harrassed and threatened for stepping forward. No their blood hasn’t been spilt…yet.
And as for martyrs for the Faith.
That time is coming in the land of the free. The trial ballon proved this.
That government could swoop in and demand that Holy Catholic Church be limited to its services and the number of participants in attendance. Without resistance.
The fight for Religious Freedom is real.
Obama’s HHS mandate will pale in comparison to future mandates from the Harris administration.
I don’t believe that is an exaggeration. She is a bad apple.
Prepare with the help from Our Saints. They gave us beautiful examples of how to be prepared to face anything. Fear Not.
Following in their practices is common sense. May I have the sense to trade vice for virtue.
To put on and keep on the armor of God.