Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Martyrs (
203 A.D.) Feast: March 7
Saints Who Worked Together
An authentic account of the martyrdom of Perpetua & Felicity comes down to us, much of it written by Perpetua herself. A 22 year old married noblewoman, she was arrested 
with the slave Felicity & 3 Christian men.
https://www.nationalshrine.org/blog/joy-in-the-face-of-suffering-saints-perpetua-and-felicity/
After relinquishing her infant son, Perpetua professed her faith before the proconsul & her own pagan father. When asked, "Are you a Christian?" she replied simply: "Yes, I am." All 5 were sentenced to mauling and execution in the amphitheater 🏟️ 🐆
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She confessed to her companions her fear that she would be separated from them, for it was against the law for a pregnant woman to undergo such punishment [even the pagan Roman empire opposed abortion]. The Christians then prayed together & immediately labor pains came upon Felicity. She bore a little daughter who was carried from the prison to her sister 
Thus, Felicity and Perpetua went together to face the bloodthirsty crowd. An anonymous eyewitness takes up the account and tells how the women bravely bore the attacks of a mad heifer 🐂
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🙏 Merciful Father, through the intercession of Saints Perpetua and Felicity , grant me companions in my moment of trial 🛐
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