Byzantine Saints: 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia- Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, & Ennatha (9 June)

Five holy women chose Christ over life itself. On June 9, the Church commemorates the holy virgin martyrs Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Ennatha, who suffered during the persecution of Christians under the Persian King Shapur II in the 4th century. These consecrated virgins had dedicated their lives, wealth, and purity to God. Entrusting their earthly possessions to a priest named Paul, they sought only the treasures of Heaven. Yet when persecution came, Paul chose riches over Christ and apostatized. The five holy women refused to deny their Savior. Rather than betray the Faith, Saints Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Ennatha courageously accepted martyrdom and received eternal crowns of glory from Christ. Their witness reminds us that earthly wealth passes away, but fidelity to Our Lord endures forever. In this video we examine: • The Persian persecution under Shapur II • The betrayal of the priest Paul • The courage of the five consecrated virgins • The glory of Christian martyrdom • Lessons for Catholics today May the holy martyrs Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Ennatha pray for us. ✠ Saints Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary & Ennatha — Pray for Us. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 The Persian Persecution Begins 00:36 Priest Paul and the Five Consecrated Virgins 00:44 Women Adorned with Virtue and Wealth 00:53 Paul's Greed and Hidden Motives 01:01 Threatened by the Persians 01:09 Paul Denies Christ 01:16 The Holy Virgins Remain Faithful 01:24 The Martyrdom of the Five Women 01:32 Divine Justice Upon Paul 01:39 The Crowns of Eternal Glory 01:48 Commemorations and Closing Prayer https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #Saints #Martyrs #ChristianMartyrs #PersianMartyrs #ChurchHistory #CatholicHistory #VirginMartyrs #Thecla #Mariamne #Martha #Mary #Ennatha