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ST QUINTIN, MARTYR - 31st OCTOBER
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1. St Quintin [d. A.D. 287] was a Roman, descended of a senatorian family, and is called by his historian the son of Zeno.
Full of zeal for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, St Quintin staid at Amiens, endeavouring by #StQuintin #Oct31
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1. St Quintin [d. A.D. 287] was a Roman, descended of a senatorian family, and is called by his historian the son of Zeno.
Full of zeal for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, St Quintin staid at Amiens, endeavouring by #StQuintin #Oct31
2. his prayers and labours to make that country a portion of our Lord’s inheritance.
God made him powerful in words and works, and his discourses were accompanied by great numbers of miracles, and illustrated and enforced by a most holy and mortified life.
In the year 286,
God made him powerful in words and works, and his discourses were accompanied by great numbers of miracles, and illustrated and enforced by a most holy and mortified life.
In the year 286,
3. Rictius Varus, prefect of the praetorium, heard of the great progress the Christian faith had made at Amiens, and ordered St Quintin to be seized, and assailed his constancy by subjecting him to tortures.
The holy martyr, strengthened by Him whose cause he defended,
#Jesus
The holy martyr, strengthened by Him whose cause he defended,
#Jesus
ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH - 17th OCTOBER
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1. St Ignatius was a successor of St Peter as Bishop of Antioch. The young Church still had to operate extremely carefully and as inconspicuous as possible because the Roman authorities were constantly on the case of the Faithful.
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1. St Ignatius was a successor of St Peter as Bishop of Antioch. The young Church still had to operate extremely carefully and as inconspicuous as possible because the Roman authorities were constantly on the case of the Faithful.
2. [This difficult situation continued until a Roman Emperor had a dream that he would win the battles of the Roman Empire under the sign of the cross and finally became a Christian – this was Emperor Constantine.]
#history #RomanEmpire #EarlyChurch #Christian #StIgnatius
#history #RomanEmpire #EarlyChurch #Christian #StIgnatius
3. On his journey to Rome Ignatius wrote seven letters to different churches about Christ, the structure of the Church and Christian life. Eventually, St Ignatius was martyred under the Emperor Trajan by being thrown to the lions in the Colosseum in 107 A.D.
#StIgnatiusOfAntioch
#StIgnatiusOfAntioch
ST FAUSTA AND ST EVILASIUS, MARTYRS - 20th SEPTEMBER
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1. St Fausta and St Evilasius were 4th century martyrs. Their feast day is #Sep20.
St Fausta, a girl of thirteen, was brought up in the Faith. Having lost her parents
#StFausta #StEvilasius #Christian #martyrs
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1. St Fausta and St Evilasius were 4th century martyrs. Their feast day is #Sep20.
St Fausta, a girl of thirteen, was brought up in the Faith. Having lost her parents
#StFausta #StEvilasius #Christian #martyrs
2. at a young age, she led a virtuous and prayerful life. Following accusations that she was a Christian, she publicly answered in the affirmative. Thereupon she was dispatched to Evilasius, a pagan priest, for him to persuade her to change her mind and to sacrifice to the
3. pagan idols.
Coaxing and threats having been in vain, they locked her up in a wooden box, but no amount of trying to saw it did damage the box. St Fausta remained unharmed, guarded by divine power.
#EarlyChurch #Christianity #TestingShambles #faith #teenagers #Christians
Coaxing and threats having been in vain, they locked her up in a wooden box, but no amount of trying to saw it did damage the box. St Fausta remained unharmed, guarded by divine power.
#EarlyChurch #Christianity #TestingShambles #faith #teenagers #Christians
ST CORNELIUS AND ST CYPRIAN - 16th SEPTEMBER
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1. St Cyprian was born in Carthage in 210, and became its bishop in 249. At a time of fierce persecution, he encouraged his people, and by word and example led them to understand
#StCorneliusAndStCyprian #Sep16 #EarlyChurch
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1. St Cyprian was born in Carthage in 210, and became its bishop in 249. At a time of fierce persecution, he encouraged his people, and by word and example led them to understand
#StCorneliusAndStCyprian #Sep16 #EarlyChurch
2. and witness to the faith. He was martyred in 258. Cornelius became Bishop of Rome in 251, was exiled by Emperor Gallus, and died in exile in 253.
#Christianity #Christians #Christian #Pope #StCornelius #ChristiansOnTwitter #CatholicTwitter #Christiantwitter
#Christianity #Christians #Christian #Pope #StCornelius #ChristiansOnTwitter #CatholicTwitter #Christiantwitter
PRAYER:
God our Father,
in SS. Cornelius and Cyprian
you have given your people an inspiring example
of dedication to the pastoral ministry
and constant witness to Christ in their suffering.
May their prayers and faith give us courage
to work for the unity of your Church.
Amen.
God our Father,
in SS. Cornelius and Cyprian
you have given your people an inspiring example
of dedication to the pastoral ministry
and constant witness to Christ in their suffering.
May their prayers and faith give us courage
to work for the unity of your Church.
Amen.
ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM - 13th SEPTEMBER
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1. St John Chrysostom was born at Antioch about 349, where he was ordained and exercised his pastoral ministry for many years. His preaching bore great fruit, and his writings revealed the brilliance of
#StJohnChrysostom #Sep13
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1. St John Chrysostom was born at Antioch about 349, where he was ordained and exercised his pastoral ministry for many years. His preaching bore great fruit, and his writings revealed the brilliance of
#StJohnChrysostom #Sep13
2. his intellect and his strength of faith. He lived an austere life, striving to reform the morals of clergy and people. In 397 he became Bishop of Constantinople; he was exiled by the emperor, who took exception to his work, and died in 404 at Comana in Turkey.
#EarlyChurch
#EarlyChurch
3. PRAYER:
Father,
the strength of all who trust in you,
you made John Chrysostom
renowned for his eloquence
and heroic in his sufferings.
May we learn from his teaching
and gain courage from his patient endurance.
Amen.
(photo: Original homily by St Chrysostom on vellum)
Father,
the strength of all who trust in you,
you made John Chrysostom
renowned for his eloquence
and heroic in his sufferings.
May we learn from his teaching
and gain courage from his patient endurance.
Amen.
(photo: Original homily by St Chrysostom on vellum)
ST SYMPHORIAN OF AUTUN, MARTYR - 22nd AUGUST
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1. St Symphorian was the son of Faustus, of a noble Christian family, and suffered at Autun in Gaul, in the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
He had been baptised by St Benignus,
#StSymphorian #EarlyChurch #Christians #Christian
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1. St Symphorian was the son of Faustus, of a noble Christian family, and suffered at Autun in Gaul, in the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
He had been baptised by St Benignus,
#StSymphorian #EarlyChurch #Christians #Christian
2. and was remarkable for his modesty, prudence, charity, and the innocence of his manners.
For refusing to pay public homage to the pagan idols, carried before Heraclius, governor of the province.
Heraclius, being seated on his tribunal, asked him
#RomanEmpire #Christianity
For refusing to pay public homage to the pagan idols, carried before Heraclius, governor of the province.
Heraclius, being seated on his tribunal, asked him
#RomanEmpire #Christianity
3. why he refused to adore the gods.
He answered, because he was a Christian, and adored the true God who reigneth in heaven. Heraclius commanded him to be cruelly beaten with clubs, and sent him to prison.
Two days after, he was brought out of his dark dungeon, and presented
He answered, because he was a Christian, and adored the true God who reigneth in heaven. Heraclius commanded him to be cruelly beaten with clubs, and sent him to prison.
Two days after, he was brought out of his dark dungeon, and presented
ST PONTIAN, POPE AND MARTYR, AND ST HIPPOLYTUS, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 13th AUGUST
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1. Pontian became bishop of Rome in 231. During the persecution of Emperor Maximus, he was exiled to Sardinia, along with Hippolytus.
#StPontianAndStHippolytus #Aug13 #EarlyChurch
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1. Pontian became bishop of Rome in 231. During the persecution of Emperor Maximus, he was exiled to Sardinia, along with Hippolytus.
#StPontianAndStHippolytus #Aug13 #EarlyChurch
2. He resigned the papacy, so that the Church might have an active leader. They both died in Sardinia. Hippolytus is buried in the cemetery on the via Tiburtina, and Pontian in the catacombs of Callistus.
(photo: ST Pontian)
(photo: ST Pontian)
3. PRAYER:
Lord,
may the loyal suffering of your saints,
Pontian and Hippolytus,
fill us with your love
and make our hearts steadfast in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Lord,
may the loyal suffering of your saints,
Pontian and Hippolytus,
fill us with your love
and make our hearts steadfast in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
30th JULY: ST JULITTA
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1. Emperor Diocletian, by the first edicts which he issued out against the Christians in 303, declared them infamous, and debarred from all protection of the laws, and from all the privileges of citizens. #Christians #RomanEmpire #JesusChrist
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1. Emperor Diocletian, by the first edicts which he issued out against the Christians in 303, declared them infamous, and debarred from all protection of the laws, and from all the privileges of citizens. #Christians #RomanEmpire #JesusChrist
2. The tyrant hoped to see their very name extinguished; but he was not aware that this divine religion then triumphs when its adherents seem to be overcome by death, and that by it human weakness is made victorious over the power of death.
#Christianity #Bible #GospelOfTheDay
#Christianity #Bible #GospelOfTheDay
3. St Julitta is an instance. She was a rich lady of Caesarea,in Cappadocia, and was charged with being a #Christian. The judge commanded her to offer sacrifice to the idols; but she courageously made him this answer:“May rather my body be cut in pieces, rather than
#StJulitta
#StJulitta
30th JUNE: THE FIRST MARTYRS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME
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1. Tertullian observes, that the sanctity and purity of the manners of the Christians was a sufficient motive to stir up the rage of Emperor Nero,
#FirstMartyrsOfTheChurchOfRome #EarlyChurch #Christianity #Jesus
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1. Tertullian observes, that the sanctity and purity of the manners of the Christians was a sufficient motive to stir up the rage of Emperor Nero,
#FirstMartyrsOfTheChurchOfRome #EarlyChurch #Christianity #Jesus
2. himself an avowed enemy of all virtue.
He took the following occasion to discredit them: The city of Rome had been set on fire, and had burned nine days, from the 19th to the 28th of July, in the year 64. During this horrible tragedy,
#RomanEmpire #History #Emperor #Nero
He took the following occasion to discredit them: The city of Rome had been set on fire, and had burned nine days, from the 19th to the 28th of July, in the year 64. During this horrible tragedy,
#RomanEmpire #History #Emperor #Nero
22nd JUNE: ST PAULINUS OF NOLA
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1. Paulinus was born in the year of salvation 353, of a most illustrious family of Roman citizens at Bordeaux and he later attained senatorial dignity. He was made consul of Nola but
#StPaulinusOfNola #Jun22 #CatholicTwitter #EarlyChurch
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1. Paulinus was born in the year of salvation 353, of a most illustrious family of Roman citizens at Bordeaux and he later attained senatorial dignity. He was made consul of Nola but
#StPaulinusOfNola #Jun22 #CatholicTwitter #EarlyChurch
2. struck by a ray of the divine light, he resigned the consulship and returning to Bordeaux, he was baptised by St Delphinus.
HE DISTRIBUTED HIS MONEY TO THE POOR
Then he sold his abundant property,
#conversion #JesusChrist #FollowMe
HE DISTRIBUTED HIS MONEY TO THE POOR
Then he sold his abundant property,
#conversion #JesusChrist #FollowMe
3. distributed the money to the poor and retired to Spain, where he was ordained a priest. When he returned to Nola, he built a monastery near the tomb of St Felix and entered upon a most strict monastic life with some companions.
#RomanEmpire #History #monastery #Christianity
#RomanEmpire #History #monastery #Christianity
