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His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN,
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The Very Rev. Fr. Stephen Rogers, Pastor
Rev. Fr. Robert Sanford, Associate Pastor
V. Rev. Fr. Gordon
Walker, Pastor Emeritus
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Troparion for St. Ignatius
By choosing the Apostles' way of life, you succeeded to their throne.
Inspired by God you found the way to divine contemplation
through the practice of virtue.
After teaching the word of truth without error,
you defended the Faith to the very
shedding of your blood. O holy Martyr among bishops, Ignatius,
entreat the Lord our God to save our souls.
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Icon of St. Ignatius of
Antioch, Martyr of Old Rome, "the God-bearer" Feast Day: Dec. 20 Successor of Holy Apostle Peter at the Apostolic See of St. Peter at Antioch, St. Ignatius was sent to Rome and martyred there. He wrote to his Christian friends as he was being sent to death, "I must be ground by the teeth of wild beasts that I may be the pure bread of Christ." The translation of his Relics to Antioch affords the first documented example of veneration of Holy Relics in the Orthodox Church. By tradition, he was the same little child whom Jesus the Lord placed in the midst of the disciples when He said, "Unless ye become as little children..." |
Ignatius, bishop
of Antioch in Syria, is known mainly as the author of 7 letters that had
exceptional influence in the early church. The letters have often been
cited to determine what
beliefs were held in the early church. Click here to
find more information on these letters.
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