31st March – St. Benjamin the Deacon
No temptations, no torments, were able to draw them from that love which they bore to God; but we, living in rest and delights, refuse to love our most merciful and gracious Lord - St. Ephrem.
St. Benjamin, you cheerfully suffered the most cruel torments for God and His love, and now you are most intimately and familiarly united to Him, we entreat you to pray to the Lord for us, that He will infuse into us the grace of Christ to enlighten our souls to love Him better. Amen!
