Fire aflame

 

“The Eucharist strikes such fire within us that we

are compelled by our actions and our presence to

warm the people we live among and to melt the ice

of hate, discrimination, indifference, injustice

and isolation. 'Can a man hide fire in his bosom

and his garments not burn?' " (Proverbs 6:27)

Excerpt from “They Have Been with Jesus”

 Fr Franklyn M McAfee

St Sebastian

Italy ~ 288 +

 Defender of the Faith, Martyr

Patron of archers, athletes and soldiers

Feast Day - January 20

St Sebastian: Andrea Montegna

Louvre ~ Paris

St Sebastian, Captain of the Praetorian Guard of the Roman Emperor, was condemned to death for professing his Faith. He was shot with arrows and left for dead, but when the widow of St. Castulus went to recover his body, she found he was still alive and nursed him back to health. Soon after, Sebastian intercepted the Emperor Diocletian, denounced him for his cruelty to Christians, but was beaten to death on the Emperor’s orders. 

St Sebastian, ora pro nobis!