Tecla, named for the first female martyr, Pray for us.
Tecla, the Church’s only known pregnant martyr,
Tecla, brought to her place of martyrdom in an oxcart,
Tecla, who gave a shout for joy upon seeing the Cross,
Tecla, who embraced the Cross,
Tecla, who kissed the Cross,
Tecla, who dressed up for the occasion,
Tecla, who wiped the eyes of her crying children,
Tecla, who died with her husband,
Tecla, wife of a martyr,
Tecla, mother of martyrs,
Tecla, imitator of Mary,
Tecla, imitator of
Tecla, with children at her breast, imitator of Miyako No Seibo,
Tecla surrounded by fire while pregnant, imitator of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Tecla surrounded by fire while pregnant, imitator of the woman Clothed with the Sun of
Apocalypse 12,
Tecla, mother of children named Francisco and Lucia, in anticipation of Our Lady of
Tecla, who had to leave one child behind,
Tecla, Consoler of orphaned children,
Tecla, Consoler of parents who have had a child go missing,
Tecla, Consoler of parents whose children have left the True Faith,
Tecla, Consoler of those in
Tecla, Terror of heretics,
Tecla, Terror of apostates,
Tecla, Terror of infidels,
Tecla, Scourge of devils,
Tecla, Scourge of demons,
Tecla, Scourge of imposters,
Tecla, Scourge of deceivers,
Tecla, Scourge of those who seek to destroy the Church,
Tecla, Patroness of pregnant mothers,
Tecla, Patroness of the 52 Martyrs of
Tecla, Patroness of the Laity,
Tecla, Patroness of those lay members who work for the Restoration of the Church in our
time as they did during the Arian heresy,
Tecla, Patroness of Devout Catholics,
Tecla, Patroness of Devout Catholic Wives,
Tecla, Patroness of Devout Catholic Mothers,
Tecla, Patroness of Traditional Catholics,
Tecla, Patroness of the 21st Century,
Tecla, who fully expected her whole family, born and unborn, to join her in heaven,
Tecla, who was burnt to ash and whose remains were never found, but who will remain
forever in our hearts,
The Litany of Tecla Hashimoto