The beginning of our family was Saint Paraskeva: Testimonies of the pilgrims from Iasitranslated

Doxologia reporters published testimonies about Saint Paraskeva from pilgrims who came to Iași from all over the country and from abroad - Romanians and foreigners.

"The beginning of our family was Saint Parascheva. This is where I met my husband, the patron saint of Saint Parascheva," said a priestess who used to volunteer at the saint's reliquary during the patron saint in Iași.

She confessed that she founded her family in Bucharest, and Saint Parascheva and other saints helped her to give birth without problems.

Help in starting a family Photo credit: Doxologia.ro "She helped me a lot. You see, I had five cesarean sections; the last two cesarean sections only with the help of the Saints and the Mother of God, and Saint Parascheva, Saint Demetrius, Saint Nectarius, Saint Ephrem. And I came to thank her (the saint) from the bottom of my heart.

"This year is a special year in which we celebrate the holy women of the calendar," recalled the priestess.

"Since I came, I have also thought about Saint Blandina. With God's help, I also participated in the canonization of 16 Romanian women with holy lives. It was a special day at the Romanian Patriarchate."

The priestess finished her…