St. Ignatius of Antioch

gimmebroadband

Today is his Feast Day.

In 107, during the reign of the brutal Emperor Trajan, this holy Bishop was wrongfully sentenced to death because he refused to renounce the Christian faith. He was taken under guard to Rome where he was to be brutally devoured by wild beasts in a public spectacle. During his journey, his travels took him through Asia Minor and Greece. He made good use of the time by writing seven letters of encouragement, instruction and inspiration to the Christians in those communities. We still have these letters as a great treasure of the Church today.

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alex73

Indeed, Great Father of the church

Keaton

I love the quotations of St. Ignatius about the Eucharist:

"I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible" (Letter to the Romans 7:3 [A.D. 110]).

"Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . . They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes" (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2–7:1 [A.D. 110]).

alex73

Keaton wrote: »

I love the quotations of St. Ignatius about the Eucharist:

"I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible" (Letter to the Romans 7:3 [A.D. 110]).

"Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . . They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes" (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2–7:1 [A.D. 110]).

Yes, I seem to recall quoting this on a discussion on the Eucharist. My protestant friends took the view that even on the 1st century the Church was on the wrong path .. :-) As far as studies go its probable he knew directly the Apostles, He was a disciple of St. John.

He is a Father of the Church.

georgieporgy

Maybe Ignatius didn't speak Greek and would not be able to understand the scriptures properly? Oh wait! Antioch?

PDN

Guys,
You really need to make your mind up what you want here.
On the one hand you complain that Catholic themed threads are being hijacked by trolls who pick sectarian quarrels.
Then, on this Catholic themed thread, you indulge in provocative coat-trailing - trying to provoke a response (which the non-Catholic posters have thankfully ignored).

If you want others to treat Catholic themed threads with respect and restraint, then perhaps you could start by demonstrating some self-respect and self-restraint.

Selah