Today we remember and give
thanks for Justin, Martyr. Born at the
beginning of the second century, Justin was raised in a pagan family. He was
student of philosophy who converted to the Christian faith and became a teacher
in Ephesus and Rome. After refusing to make pagan
sacrifices, he was arrested, tried and executed, along with six other
believers. The official Roman court proceedings of his trial before Rusticius,
a Roman prelate, document his confession of faith. The account of his martyrdom
became a source of great encouragement to the early Christian community. Much
of what we know of early liturgical practice comes from Justin.
Collect of the Day:
Almighty
and everlasting God, you found your martyr Justin wandering from teacher to
teacher, searching for the true God.
Grant that all who seek for a deeper knowledge of the sublime wisdom of
your eternal Word may be found by you, who sent your Son to seek and to save
the lost; through Your
Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
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