The Byzantine Shrine on Beacon Hill

St. Domnica

Saint Domnica came from Carthage to Constantinople in the time of the holy Emperor Theodosius the Great. Here she was baptized by Patriarch Nectarius and entered a women’s monastery. 

Through strict and prolonged ascetic effort she attained to high spiritual perfection. The saint healed the sick, demonstrated power over the natural elements, and predicted the future. By her miracles the saint moved inhabitants of the capital towards concerns about life eternal and the soul. Adorned by virtues, the saint departed this life a spotless virgin in her old age.

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate…”)
Love for that which is better illumined your nous,¹ / and you shone in asceticism like a radiant lamp, O Domnίkē. / Hence, the Master revealed you as a light-bearing guide of monastics / by your life and word. / Intercede with Him, O God-bearer, that all may be saved.

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¹ Nous: The highest faculty in man (after he has been purified) through which he knows God or the inner essences or principles of created things by means of direct apprehension or spiritual perception. Sometimes called mind, intellect, or the soul’s rational aspect.

Kontakion — Tone 1

You gathered a choir of virgins by your holy works and wise teachings. / You led them to the Bridal Chamber where the Tree of Life is. / By your prayers, grant life to my deadened soul, / O God-inspired Mother Domnίkē.