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Romanian Saints
Saint Filofteia
December 7th
"By thy patience thou didst acquire thy reward, O blessed Filofteia, in enduring unceasing temptations and buffetings and in graciously bearing adversity. Thou who gavest alms to the poor and food to the hungry, pray to Christ God, O holy maiden, to save our souls."
Filofteia was born to a farmer and his wife in Trnovo, Bulgaria, around 1206. Her mother was from Wallachia (Romania). She gave Filofteia an excellent grounding in the Orthodox Faith, training her especially in the graces of faithfulness in attending the services of the Church and of almsgiving. When Filofteia was yet a little girl, her godly mother fell asleep in the Lord. Her father remarried. Her stepmother resented Filofteia's often church attendance and grew irritated with her giving her good clothes and food to the poor children who would beg from her in the street. She would scold Filofteia and complain about her to her father, who would also scold her. This did not discourage the young saint and her piety in public was matched with prayer and fasting at home as well. One of Filofteia's responsibilities was to take her father's lunch to him as he was working in the field. She could not restrain herself from sharing a little of it with the orphans in the street, while on her way. Her father noticed that all the food did not reach him and complained to his wife. She told him to ask his daughter what she did with the food. He became angry with his daughter and decided to spy on her while she was bringing him his lunch. He saw her sharing his food with some poor children who came to her. Instead of participating in this blessing and receiving grace, he was moved with rage, and threw his hatchet at his godly daughter. It struck her in the leg, mortally wounding her.
Romanian Saints
Saint Filofteia
December 7th
"By thy patience thou didst acquire thy reward, O blessed Filofteia, in enduring unceasing temptations and buffetings and in graciously bearing adversity. Thou who gavest alms to the poor and food to the hungry, pray to Christ God, O holy maiden, to save our souls."
Filofteia was born to a farmer and his wife in Trnovo, Bulgaria, around 1206. Her mother was from Wallachia (Romania). She gave Filofteia an excellent grounding in the Orthodox Faith, training her especially in the graces of faithfulness in attending the services of the Church and of almsgiving. When Filofteia was yet a little girl, her godly mother fell asleep in the Lord. Her father remarried. Her stepmother resented Filofteia's often church attendance and grew irritated with her giving her good clothes and food to the poor children who would beg from her in the street. She would scold Filofteia and complain about her to her father, who would also scold her. This did not discourage the young saint and her piety in public was matched with prayer and fasting at home as well. One of Filofteia's responsibilities was to take her father's lunch to him as he was working in the field. She could not restrain herself from sharing a little of it with the orphans in the street, while on her way. Her father noticed that all the food did not reach him and complained to his wife. She told him to ask his daughter what she did with the food. He became angry with his daughter and decided to spy on her while she was bringing him his lunch. He saw her sharing his food with some poor children who came to her. Instead of participating in this blessing and receiving grace, he was moved with rage, and threw his hatchet at his godly daughter. It struck her in the leg, mortally wounding her.