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'''Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer''', the wife of Chouza, the steward-administrator of King Herod Antipas , is listed in [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 8:3 as one of the women who followed [[Christ]] from Galilee and supported the [[disciple]]s, along with [[Susanna the Myrrh-bearer|Susanna]], [[Mary Magdalene]], and others. In Luke 23:55-24:11, we have the story of how these same women went to the tomb to finish the job of embalming Jesus' body, which was hastily begun by [[Joseph of Arimathea|Joseph]] and [[Nicodemus the Righteous|Nicodemus]]. They were perplexed when they found the tomb empty except for the grave clothes. The [[angel ]] appeared unto them and proclaimed the [[Resurrection]]. They believed and became the first evangelists of the Risen risen Christ! . The Church celebrates her [[feast day]] on [[June 27]], as well as on the [[Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women|Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers]].
== Hymns ==
[[Kontakion]] ([[Tone]] 4) [http://www.comeandseeicons.com/j/inp76.htm]
:When thou didst speak to the myrrh-bearing women with joy,
:thou didst end the wailing of [[Eve]] the first mother, by thy [[Resurrection]], :commanding thy disciples [[disciple]]s to proclaim that the [[Savior]] is risen from the tomb.
== External links ==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=101827 St Joanna the Myrrhbearer] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/j/inp76.htm Icon of St. Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer]
*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=June&day=27 Saint Joanna, the Myrrh-Bearer] (''[[Prologue from Ohrid]]'')
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