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St. Thecla First Female Martyr

• 1st Christian woman to suffer for our Lord Jesus Christ

• Parents were pagans (idol worshippers)

• Believed in Jesus Christ after hearing St. Paul preach

• Offered her life to Christ living in virginity (not married)

• Angry parents handed her over to city’s ruler

St. Thecla – First Female Martyr

• Thrown into fire• Big flames did not

touch her!• Our Lord Jesus sent

rain to put out fire• Her first martyrdom


• St. Thecla followed St. Paul to Antioch

• Refused to marry a rich man

• Ruler of the city threw her in with wild beasts, 3 times!

• Nothing happened … the beasts licked her feet!

St. TheclaFirst Female Martyr

• The ruler tied her to 2 ox (cows)

• The Lord made the rope break

• St. Thecla was unharmed!

• Ruler asked the source of St. Thecla’s power

• “I am the servant of God”

• Powerless, the ruler set her free


• Continued to preach in Maa’aloola – lived in cave

• Brought new believers to Christ, helped the poor …

• Performed many miracles - healed the sick



• Doctors upset when they lost all their patients!

• Tried to have St. Thecla killed

• God split rock open in mountain for escape

• Lived in the cleft until she departed

• A monastery was built


1) How did St. Thecla offer herself to God?- Gave up all : rich & comfortable life, family (ungodly parents)- Suffered persecutions- Life dedicated to God: preached, help the poor, healed the

sick …

2) Why do we need to offer ourselves to God?- Because He offered Himself for us by dying on Cross

3) How can we offer ourselves to God?- By imitating Him & obey His commandments: to love, to

forgive, to give, to serve, to help the poor/sick/needy

WHY do we PRAY?

1. To Imitate the Lord Jesus (He taught us to pray)

2. Prayer is the secret to Success & Happiness

3. To expressLove & Thankfulness

4. Prayer is a True Help to us all

We PRAY because ...Our Lord Jesus taught us to Pray!

Please remember your A-B-C-D-E ...

+ Pray AFTER (school, wake-up, getting a blessing, …)

+ Pray BEFORE (starting the day, meals, any activity, bed)

+ Pray CONTINUOUSLY (all the time)

+ Pray DURING (the day – Jesus prayer)

+ Pray for EVERYONE (family, friends, those who hurt us)

Verse“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” Ephesians 5:2

This Week …• Pray before dinner using all verses• Ask for the intercession of St. TheclaMemorizing

“which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelations to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” Luke 2: 31-32
