PAIN
Ever since Eulalia was born, she had an admirable temperament and showed a great deal of love, affection and modesty. She had a sincere desire to lead on earth a Christian heavenly life.
When she was twelve, an order was given that everyone should offer sacrifice to the pagan gods of the empire. Eulalia was defiant and filled with a wish for martyrdom. She ran away from home and fought the court. Eulalia was seized, but if she sacrificed some salt and frankincense, she would be spared from torture. Eulalia refused. She was cruelly tortured with iron hooks in the chest and her flesh was torn from her bones. Then she was burned with torches and died as the fire caught her hair, stifled by smoke and flames. A white dove came from her mouth and winged its way towards heaven, and a family lost their daughter in the snow.
Saint Eulalia intercedes for all those who wish to stand against ruling powers.
When she was twelve, an order was given that everyone should offer sacrifice to the pagan gods of the empire. Eulalia was defiant and filled with a wish for martyrdom. She ran away from home and fought the court. Eulalia was seized, but if she sacrificed some salt and frankincense, she would be spared from torture. Eulalia refused. She was cruelly tortured with iron hooks in the chest and her flesh was torn from her bones. Then she was burned with torches and died as the fire caught her hair, stifled by smoke and flames. A white dove came from her mouth and winged its way towards heaven, and a family lost their daughter in the snow.
Saint Eulalia intercedes for all those who wish to stand against ruling powers.