St. Eudokia of Heliopolis (1 March): A Saint with the Charism of Raising People from the Dead

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Today we remember the holy monastic martyr St. Eudokia (Eudoxia) of Heliopolis, one of the earliest Christian martyrs, who glorified God around the year 107 AD — only a few years after St. Ignatius of Antioch. Her story is one of the most powerful conversion accounts in early Christianity. Born a Samaritan and living a life of wealth and grave sin, Eudokia’s heart was pierced when she overheard a monk reading about the Last Judgment — the punishment of sinners and the reward of the righteous. That night changed everything. After receiving spiritual guidance, she: Gave away her wealth Received Holy Baptism Entered the monastic life Became abbess Raised the dead through prayer Converted governors, soldiers, and persecutors Endured torture Was ultimately beheaded for Christ Her life shows us: The power of repentance The reality of divine judgment The mercy of God The authority of Christ over death The courage of the early martyrs St. Eudokia lived 56 years in ascetic struggle before sealing her witness in martyrdom on March 1, 107 AD. May her prayers strengthen us in repentance, courage, and fidelity to Christ. Through the prayers of St. Eudokia and all the saints, may Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Glory to Jesus Christ! 0:00 Glory to Jesus Christ 0:21 Introduction to St. Eudokia 1:00 Her sinful early life 1:24 Hearing the Last Judgment reading 2:05 Meeting the monk Germanus 2:34 Baptism and repentance 2:52 Former lover confronts her 3:23 Miracle: He falls dead and is raised 4:12 False accusations and soldiers 4:48 Governor’s son dies 5:03 Miracle: Governor’s son raised 5:20 Arrest and torture 5:36 Commander’s wife raised from the dead 6:12 Conversion of persecutors 6:15 Widow’s son resurrected 7:07 56 years of ascetic life 7:20 Final persecution and martyrdom 7:33 Closing prayer For more please visit https://stabcc.org/ & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StEudokia #CatholicSaints #EarlyChurch #ChristianMartyrs #LivesOfTheSaints #ChurchHistory #GloryToJesusChrist #CatholicYouTube #OrthodoxSaints #Repentance

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