How beautiful are the martyrs’ wounds
On the bodies of those who bore them!
Yours are indeed full of glory
Young Anastasia the Roman –
Breasts cut off; fingernails pulled out;
Teeth broken; tongue torn; beheaded by a sword.
In Heaven now, your scars are worn
As precious ornaments, honoring Christ,
The Archetypal Martyr
And the Victor over death,
Who bestows brilliant crowns
And rest from tribulations
Upon you and all your fellow martyrs.
After centuries of calm, these tortures
Are returning to the West, . . .
The rest is at https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/the-martyrs-wounds/.
To read the life of St Anastasia, visit this page:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/29/103099-monastic-martyr-anastasia-of-rome
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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema to the Union!
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