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Time Check, Anicetus & Photios the Martyrs
Let’s check in with the calendar – yup – its the 10th Wednesday after Pentecost. It’s so easy to loose track of the simple things – yes? Anyway today is the commemoration of Anicetus the Martyr. Anicetus, ike Euplus who we commemorated yesterday, openly “presented himself” to the authorities boldly declaring that all those who [...]
Euplus the Martyr
A deacon in Sicily, Euplus sought martyrdom by presenting himself to the local governor who, according to legend demanded that he worship Mars, Apollo, and Aesculapius. Euplus, now being stretched like a bungee cord on the rack, retorted that he worshiped only the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He was beheaded for his [...]