Therefore, St. Mary, thy spirit rejoices with the Angels. ~Troparion of the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt. Advertisement. Advertisement. About The Author . Daniel Larison.

Celebrating Mary of Egypt, a 5th century wild woman who became a saint without ever losing her wildness 'Keep Christianity Weird' Sunday - The American Conservative ...

On Wednesday evening a very special service is celebrated in Orthodox churches—the Great Canon with the Life of St. Mary of Egypt. This is the only time in the year when the Great Canon of St. Andrew ...

St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute for 17 years before she received the Eucharist and chose the life of a hermit. Saturday, July 12, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

The Mary of Egypt tale has a very important lesson that you cannot teach with tales of virgin saints – which is God's grace. The Church has always needed stories of sinners who can be saved." ...

For Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians, the anniversary celebration of the apparition follows Tuesday evening's 50th anniversary of the return of St. Mark's relics, or remains, to Egypt.

The Life of St Mary teaches us many things. Perhaps the first and most obvious lesson we can learn from her is that we should never judge, never pre-judge. Who will be saved? It is impossible to ...