Macrina is one of the Saints I mentioned yesterday who crosses both the Catholic and the Episcopal sainthood list. She led a devout life dedicated to seeking God’s truth. One of the biggest credits several sources give her is in leading her brothers to a right and proper religious life. You know what they say, behind every Saintly male bishop is a saintly sister. She started and ran a nunnery, and was one of the more influential women of the Eastern Church.
If you think you have pressure to live up to expectations, you should consider yourself lucky not to be part of Macrina’s family. Macrina’s father, Basil the Elder (son of St. Macrina, one of the great matriarchs of early Roman Christianity), and her mother Emmelia, (herself the daughter of a martyr), had several distinguished sons, including Basil the Great (see 14 June), Gregory of Nyssa (see 9 March), Peter of Sebastea, Naucratios, and Dios of Antioch (founded one of the most celebrated monasteries in Constantinople). Macrina’s brother Gregory wrote a book about her: Life of Macrina. (Ft Robert F. McNamara, James Kiefer)
Lessons and prayers: http://satucket.com/lectionary/Macrina.htm
More info: http://www.stnina.org/journal/art/1.3.4
Prayer to use with Anglican rosary: http://www.gigibeads.net/prayerbeads/saints/macrinayounger.html
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