Today is one of two feast days in the Orthodox Church for Saint Mary of Egypt—my patron saint. And so I celebrate every April 1 as my “Name Day.” (Her other feast day is a moveable one, the fifth Sunday of Great Lent.)
In lieu of sharing icons of Saint Mary today, I’ll share this painting which I love and have in my office. It’s by my friend Pam Santi, and it’s called “Heart on Fire.” Pam didn’t know about Mary of Egypt when she painted this but I was struck by the resemblance when I saw the painting at a show many years ago and bought it.
I don’t really have anything new to say about Saint Mary today, so I’ll refer you to last year’s post:
Holy Mother Mary Pray to God For Us.
And I’ll wish all my sisters who share this saint with me a Blessed Name Day!