June 27thJoanna the holy Myrrh-Bearer
As soon as she touched the body of the Holy Redeemer, she was cut with the sword of an overpowering grief.
At the same time, however . . . amazingly . . . she also felt an immense wave of joy flowing deep within her heart!
Her name was Joanna, and she was the wife of Chuza, the household steward of the tyrant King Herod of Judea (as identified in Chapter Three of the Book of St. Luke). Yet she was also a deeply committed and faithful follower of the Messiah, Christ Jesus. And when the news arrived that he had finally died – after three torturous hours on the cross at Mt. Calvary – she hurried off in secret to assist several READ MORE
