• parents prayed to God to give them a
son
• St. Mary answered his mother’s prayers
by saying “Amin”, so she called him Mina
• joined the army then went to the desert
• God wanted him to be a martyr
• after he was martyred the soldiers tried
to burn his body but his body was not
harmed
• when they buried him, miracles
occurred in this burial site
• this why he is called the miracle worker
• obedience
• love
• self-control
• determination
• prayer and fasting
• giving
• intercession
Pope Kyrillos was a good friend
of St. Mina and often spoke to
him directly when needing
advice!
• the monastery where his body
is consecrated is still alive
today!
•
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone
desires to come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24