St Marina of Antioch Beating the Devil with a Hammer | Stop, Hammer Time | Modern Orthodox Meme | Red Blue and Yellow | Christian HoodieIn the annals of saints lives, Saint Marina (sometimes referred to as Saint Margaret) of Antioch stands out as a particularly bright supernova in the firmament of Gods glorified ones, due to her youth and the utter ferocity of her struggle for her Crucified Lord. She was born sometime in the early 4th century AD to a pagan priest and a mother who died while giving birth to the saint. She was given over to the care of a nursemaid. While she was still a

+ St Gregory the Theologian

The Cross is the Confirmation of the Faithful

who is the faithful witness

he was appointed

let this cup pass from Me

we do not war according to the flesh

The true Christian is a warrior fighting his way through the regiments of the unseen enemy to his heavenly homeland

Eternity—oh

the inhabitants began to turn only to Saint Panteleimon

covered with a crown of thorns

excerpted from Only One Thing is Needed:

unsought sufferings will providentially be imposed on you