Feast Day: September 1st
The Life of the Forty Virgin Martyrs and the Deacon Ammon: By their daily Ascetic struggles, by their Prayers, Vigils, and fasting, the seed of Faith rooted, sprouted, and blossomed in the fertile ground of the virgins’ Souls. Steadfast Faith, precise keeping of Christ’s Commandments, and Obedience to their pious Spiritual Father Ammoun, made them as pure as lilies. This purity invites and hosts the two theological virtues of humility and love, which further house the Trinity in the Christian heart…
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Prayers
Dismissal Hymn: O athletes of Christ, come and participate, and the Forty Maidens, along with Pious Ammoun, exalt with glorious festivities, for they fought the great fight, and by their Ascesis in Christ, were made powerful and radiant. Intercede to the Lord, for the Salvation of our Souls.
Prayer: Let us all hymn Deacon Ammoun, Athena and Antigone, Elpinike, Moscho, Haido, Harikleia, with Pandora, Lambro, Kalliste, Troada, and Dodone, Erasmia, Erato, Kleonike and Thaleia, Marianthe, Evterpe, Arivea, Akrive with Aspasia, let us praise with joyous songs.
Saint Laurencia the Deaconess, Saint Celsina, Saint Theoclia, Saint Theoctista, Saint Dorothy, Saint Euthychia, Saint Thecla, Saint Aristaineta, Saint Philadelphia, Saint Mary, Saint Veronica, Saint Euthymia, Saint Lamprotatia, Saint Euphemia, Saint Theodora, Saint Theodota, Saint Teteia, Saint Aquilina, Saint Theodulia, Saint Aplodora, Saint Lampadia, Saint Procopia, Saint Paula, Saint Junilla, Saint Ampliana, Saint Persissa, Saint Polynicia, Saint Maura, Saint Gregoria, Saint Cyria, Saint Bassa, Saint Callinica, Saint Barbara, Saint Cyriacia, Saint Agathonica, Saint Justa, Saint Irene, Saint Matrona, Saint Timothea, Saint Tatiana, Saint Anna.
There are some variations of their names in different manuscripts…
Adamantine, Athena, Akrive, Antigone, Arivea, Aspasia, Aphrodite, Dione, Dodone, Elpinike, Erasmia, Erato, Ermeneia, Evterpe, Thaleia, Theanoe, Theano, Theonymphe, Theophane, Kalliroe, Kalliste, Kleio, Kleonike, Kleopatra, Koralia, Lambro, Margarita, Marianthe, Melpomene, Moscho, Ourania, Pandora, Penelope, Polymnia, Polynike, Sapfo, Terpsichore, Troada, Haido, and Harikleia.
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