Hieromartyr Athenogenes:  one of the many thousand victims of Roman pagan torture and murder, the saint was blessed to hear the voice of the Lord at the time of his execution as were those around him.  But, the executioners still did their duty. We may as how they could ignore so clear a sign, yet, when things happen in our nation and life that are clearly signs from the Lord, how often do we ignore them or explain them away with some ‘rational’ explanation?

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/07/16/102033-hieromartyr-athenogenes-the-bishop-of-heracleopolis

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