Meet Our Patrons
Our patron saints, the Myrrh Bearing Women, were the first people to see Christ’s resurrection and are therefore the first missionaries, who told the Glorious Apostles about the core truth of Christianity- The bodily resurrection of the Lord.
Mother of God
The Mother of God is referred to as “The other Mary” in Luke’s gospel, so as not to take the limelight all for herself!
St Mary Magdalene
St Mary Magdalene is a popular Myrrh bearer, she is the reason that we have red eggs at Pascha!
St Mary the wife of Cleopas
St Mary the wife of Cleopas is one of Jesus’ “half sisters” because she was the daughter of St Joseph the Betrothed.
St Susanna
St Susanna was one of the wealthy women who funded Christ’s ministry, after all missionaries don’t make a lot of money by themselves!
St Joanna was another one of the wealthy women who funded Christ’s ministry, she also happened to be the steward-administrator of King Herod Antipas.
St Joanna
St Mary the Sister of Lazarus was the woman who poured the fragrant oil on the feet of Jesus, because she was a close friend and follower of His who knew the literal nature of His mission to die and rise again becasue she listened carefully to His teaching.
St Mary the Sister of Lazarus
St Martha was also a sister of Lazarus and a close friend of Jesus. She is made an example of in Luke 10:38-42 but she was also a faithful servant in her own right. She also brought spices to the tomb, beheld the ressurected Christ and continued her Apostolic mission with Lazarus and Mary after their expulsion from Jerusalem at the time of the martyrdom of St Stephen.
St Martha the Sister of Lazarus
St Salome
St Salome is another good example of how small the area was and how interconnected Christ’s first disciples were. She is another daughter of St Joseph the Betrothed (and therefore the Lord’s half sister) and also the mother of the Glorious Apostles James and John! She originally assumed that the Kingdom of God that Christ was establishing was an earthly kingdom and petitioned Christ to allow her sons to sit at His right and left. Once the true nature of the Kingdom of God was revealed in Christ’s death and resurrection she is one of the first to witness and proclaim it.