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Feast
Day: January 26
St Timothy
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Partner, assistant and close personal friend of Saint Paul.
Missionary.
Head of the Church in Ephesus. Recipient of 2 canonical letters from Paul.
Born
at Lystra, Lycaenia, Timothy was the son of a Greek father and Eunice, a
converted Jewess. He joined St. Paul when Paul preached at Lystra
replacing Barnabas, and became Paul's close friend and confidant. Paul
allowed him to be circumcised to placate the Jews, since he was the son of
a Jewess, and he then accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey.
When Paul was forced to flee Berea because of the enmity of the Jews
there, Timothy remained, but after a time was sent to Thessalonica to
report on the condition of the Christians there and to encourage them
under persecution, a report that led to Paul's first letter to the
Thessalonians when he joined Timothy at Corinth. Timothy and Erastus were
sent to Macedonia in 58, went to Corinth to remind the Corinthians of
Paul's teaching, and then accompanied Paul into Macedonia and Achaia.
Timothy was probably with Paul when the Apostle was imprisoned at Caesarea
and then Rome, and was himself imprisoned but then freed. According to
tradition, he went to Ephesus, became its first bishop, and was stoned to
death there when he opposed the pagan festival of Katagogian in honor of
Diana. Paul wrote two letters to Timothy, one written about 65 from
Macedonia and the second from Rome while he was in prison awaiting
execution.
Died
martyred in
97; stoned to death for opposing the worship of Dionysius
Patronage
intestinal disorders,
stomach diseases
Prayer to Saint Timothy
Dear Saint, well known for your
gentleness, you were a most faithful disciple of Saint Paul, and like him
traveled much to bring the Good News to all people. The Letters Paul wrote
to you reveal your zeal and inspire us with confidence in you. You too
were cast into prison and you too gave your life for Christ. So with
confidence we dare to ask, please obtain relief for {name of sufferer},
if it be God's will.
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St Titus
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Disciple of Saint Paul.
Recipient of a canonical letter from Saint Paul.
First bishop
of the Church in Crete.
Died
c.96 @ Goryna, Crete
Patronage
Crete
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