On this day also is the commemoration of St. Eudexia which is 
		interpreted "happiness". This Saint was Samaritan by race and 
		religion, from the city of Baalbek. The name of her father was 
		Younan and the name of her mother was Hakeemah. She lived her 
		early life in immorality. With the beauty of her face and 
		physical appearance, she stumbled many and made them to fall 
		into sin acquiring thereby great wealth. 
		
		A saintly monk from Jerusalem called Germanus heard about her. 
		He went to her, preached her with solemn and frightful words, 
		mentioning to her hell, worms, darkness, and the fearful 
		punishments which are therein. She asked him: "Does the body 
		rise after death, and after it becomes dust to be judged?" He 
		replied "Yes". She asked him: "What are the proofs on what you 
		said, since the Torah that God gave to Moses the prophet and my
		fathers did not mention this?" He explained to her with biblical 
		and logical proofs until she was convinced. She asked him: "If 
		I go back on my evil works would God accept me?" He replied: 
		"If you believed that the Lord Christ had come to the world, 
		took away our sins by His Crucifixion, repented now a sincere 
		repentance, and been baptized, He will accept you, and will not
		mention any of what you have done, but you will be as if you 
		just have been borne." 
		
		Her heart opened to the faith and asked him to help her to 
		fulfil that. He took her to the bishop of Baalbek and she 
		confessed before him the Holy Trinity, the incarnation of the 
		Word and His Crucifixion. While the Bishop was praying over the
		water to baptize her, the Lord opened her mind, she saw an angel
		attracting her to the water and the other angels were rejoicing 
		for her. Then she saw an ugly terrifying looking person trying 
		to drag her away from them and he was in wrath with her. What 
		she saw increased her desire for repentance and baptism. 
		
		After her baptism, she gave all what she gained as fruit of her 
		sin to the poor and needy. She entered a convent of nuns, she 
		put on the garb of monasticism, and fought a good and perfect 
		fight. Satan entered into some of her friends who informed the 
		Governor about her. The Governor commanded his men to bring her. 
		When she came into his house she found great lamentation and 
		weeping for the governor's son had just died. She came to where
		the son was laid, prayed entreating the Lord Christ for his sake
		and He raised him up from death. The Prince believed in Christ 
		through her. Another prince called Diogenes heard about her. He
		brought her before him, and she saw a soldier standing before 
		him, who was blind in one eye, she prayed and made the sign of 
		the cross over the eye, and it was opened. The prince released 
		her instantly. 
		
		Shortly after this, another Prince called Bekeyfius was 
		appointed, and he heard about her and had her brought to him. 
		She asked the Lord Christ to give her a portion with the 
		martyrs. The Prince commanded to cut off her head, and she 
		received the crown of martyrdom. 
		
		May her intercession be with us. Amen.