Saint Paisios and Saint Euphemia
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“It is me, Euphemia, Father.”
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“Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”
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“He said to her: ‘I would like you to tell me how you endured your Martyrdom.’ The Saint replied: ‘Father, if I knew back then how Eternal Life would be and the Heavenly beauty the Souls enjoy by being next to God, I honestly would have asked for my Martyrdom to last forever, as it was absolutely nothing compared to the Gifts of the Grace of God!'”
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Saint Paisios asked the Nuns of his Monastery to paint an Icon of Saint Euphemia, carefully describing every detail of how he saw her.
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“Let your room be like a small Church with Icons, which you like, and you will see: you will always find consolation there.” – Saint Paisios
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