They came from all over—
Bahrain, Turkey, Rome:
A little band of women
with hope all their own
To learn and to study,
To become stronger in their faith
To encourage one another
In the footsteps of the saints.
Priscilla, Praxidis, Paula
And of course, our Theodora;
How many of the others
Have been thoroughly ignored?
But more important is how
Do we know
How Many of these women’s voices
Were lost in Long Ago?