Week 4 Reading Notes

This week I decided to read about the Women Saints. Although raised Catholic I feel I do not consider myself devout. I wish I knew the less well known biblical stories and not the most popular ones I remember from Bible Study. Thus, this week I chose to divulge into the religious saints, who are lesser known. I noticed a rather consistent pattern of these women being tortured and in arguably gruesome fashions. Of these poor women's stories I read these were the few that stuck out to me:
Saint Juliana
Saint Juliana was a devout Christian. She refused to marry a man who didn't recognize her God and Jesus Christ, even if it meant she had to be tortured. She has a run-in with the devil disguised as an angel, where her strength is tested once again. She suffered martyrdom for the Lord and is now celebrated on the 14th of March. 
I liked her story, but I feel it would've resonated with me more if I was more religious. I am not a fan of the way it was written, overall. Maybe if I do my story this week over it I will reimagine it in more of a modern setting. 
Saint Juliet:
Saint Juliet's story is a true testament to a mother's love. She refused to sacrifice her child and was tortured by the city officials. Her child was then taken from her and killed.

Caption: Saint Juliet obtained from mythfolklore.blogspot.com

I really enjoyed Saint Juliet's story. I think it would be interesting to maybe write another version of this, or maybe relate it back to my own life. 
Overall, I enjoyed learning about all these martyred women who felt so compelled by the word of God they were willing to sacrifice everything for it.

 

Caption: Nike Ad obtained from reuters.com
Bibliography: The Golden Legend edited by F. S. Ellis (1900).