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On September 14th, we honor the life of St. Verena, a woman of courage and perseverance, who cared for and healed bodies as well as souls, and who took the new road that was offered her through sorrow and found a means of blessing whole communities while remaining steadfast to Christ.
St. Verena
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
As we continue our series of prayers written by Orthodox women past and present, we’re moved by both of these prayers attributed to St. Mary of Egypt.
Friday, August 15, 2025
Call for book reviews!
From time to time, we receive wonderful reviews of books written by Orthodox women. We enjoy this so much that we would love to run more of them! If you’d like to write a review of one of the books below (or a book not on this list!), email us at axia@axiawomen.org with Book Review in the subject line.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Our next prayer by an Orthodox woman was submitted by Caroline Hanna Guirgis: