The Holy Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus
When, after the suffering of the martyrs in the arena, three Christians arrived to take their bodies away for honorable burial, the night was very dark. The three Christians, Felix, Macarius and Berius could not discern the bodies of the saints from the others in the great tangle of dead bodies. Therefore, they prayed to God to help them identify the bodies of the saints. At once, three candles appeared that hovered over the bodies, so that they could be taken away.
The Lord tells us, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones." He has a tender care for us, especially in death. The frailty of human death is changed by the power of God into something mighty, as He makes the remains of the saints into мощі (the Old Slavonic word moshchi comes from the word могутній (mohutniy), which means "mighty, powerful"), wonder-working relics that pour forth healing for us who still sojourn on earth. (Christ our Pascha 617,8)
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