The Martyrdom of Sts . Benjamin and his Sister Eudexia .

On this day, St . Benjamin and his sister St . Eudexia, were martyred . Their parents were piousChristians who loved sojourners . They brought them up in a Christian manner .When Benjamin grew up, he longed to be martyred for the sake of the Name of Christ . He went to"Shatanouf" and confessed the Lord Christ before the governor . The governor tortured him much thencast him in prison . When his parents and sister knew about this, they came to him weeping, but hecomforted them, and told them about the vanity of the world and the life of the coming age which hasno end . When his sister heard that, she told him, "God lives, I shall not separate from you until we dietogether ."The governor cast them in a dark place for twenty days . Then he took them out and hung heavy stoneson their necks and threw them in the river . The Angel of the Lord came and loosened the stones . Theyswam until they arrived at the town of Petra . A virgin found them and rescued them . They thenreturned to the governor and again they confessed The Lord Christ before him . The governor orderedto cut off their heads and they received the crown of martyrdom . The faithful built a church in theirnames in their town "Shanshour ."May their prayers be with us . Amen .