Feast Day: January 3rd
The Life of Saint Genevieve: “We must keep Vigil in Prayer and fasting so that the Lord will find us ready when He comes.”…
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A Prayer
Kontakion – Tone 2: Out of love for the Lord thou didst suppress the desire to rest, O Venerable Geneviève, making thy spirit radiant through abstinence. Wherefore, thou didst tame wild beasts by thy power, and by thy supplications thou didst put down the uprisings of the enemy.
Saint Germanus saw Saint Geneveive when she was was seven years old and he prophesied to her parents that she would become “Great in the eyes of the Lord” and that “Many will find Salvation through her.” He then asked Saint Geneveive: “My girl, do you wish to dedicate yourself to Christ as an immaculate bride?” The Saint replied: “That, Master, is precisely my heart’s desire. May God fulfill it for me.” The Saint Germanus kept his hand on Saint Geneveive’s head throughout Vespers and told her parents to bring her to the Church very early the next day. In the morning he asked Saint Geneveive “My child, do you remember the vow you made yesterday?” “Yes, holy Master,” she answered. “I promised to dedicate my Soul and body to God to the end of my life.” Then Saint Germanus found a coin on the ground that was marked with the Sign of the Precious Cross, and he gave it to her to hang around her neck as a reminder of her vow, instructing her never to wear expensive garments and jewelry.
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When she was fifteen, Saint Genevieve was Tonsured a Nun and received great Spiritual gifts from God.
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“We must keep Vigil in Prayer and fasting so that the Lord will find us ready when He comes.”
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One stormy Saturday night Saint Genevieve was on her way to Church with the Nuns when the wind extinguished her lantern. The Nuns could not find their way without a light and became distressed. Saint Genevieve Prayed and made the Sign of the Cross over the lantern, and the candle within burned with a bright flame, and they were then able to make their way to the Church for the Service.
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Once, a sorrowful mother brought to Saint Genevieve the dead body of her four-year-old son. The Saint covered him with her cloak and Prayed for many hours with tears, until the child was resurrected.
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