Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna - 06 February
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You shone with the rays of virtue
received from him who leaned on the Masterâs breast.
Resplendent, God-inspired hierarch,
you led your flock to the pastures of truth.
Entreat Christ our God for those who honor you, father Bucolus.
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"Aujourd'hui encore, quand une femme est un peu trop bizarre, trop folle, trop originale, on dit qu'elle a vu la vierge. "
Bernadette, une femme pauvre, qui ne se soumet pas.
Par Catherine Caillaud
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The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple - 02 February
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Hail, Virgin Theotokos, full of grace;
for from you has shone forth the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God,
giving light to those in darkness.
Be glad, O righteous Elder;
for you received in your arms the Redeemer of our souls,
Who bestows upon us the resurrection.
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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee - 01 February
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Let us flee from the pride of the Pharisee!
And learn humility from the Publicanâs tears!
Let us cry to our Savior,
have mercy on us,
only merciful One!
Teuf de malade !
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Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and those with them - 31 January
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You have given us the miracles of Your martyrs, Cyrus and John,
as an invincible rampart;
through their prayers, frustrate the plans of the heathens,
and strengthen the faith of the Orthodox Christians,
for You alone are good and love mankind.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp (69-155 AD) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna (modern-day Turkey). According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he passed away a martyr, bound & burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Polycarp is regarded as a saint & Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, & Anglicanism.
Irenaeus & Tertullian said that Polycarp had been a disciple of John the Apostle, one of Jesusâ disciples. This is Polycarpâs primary claim to fame. John the Apostle was the 1 who ordained Polycarp as Bishop of Smyrna. Polycarp is regarded as 1 of 3 chief Apostolic Fathers, along with Clement of Rome & Ignatius of Antioch.
In an period before the New Testament was fully formed into its modern version, Polycarp represented the âLiving Voice.â If a dispute came around about what Jesus had meant, people went to Polycarp because heâd heard it from people who were actually there.
The only 1 authentic surviving work credited to Polycarp is the: Epistle/Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians. This Epistle/Letter is essentially a âmosaicâ of early Christian writings. Polycarp quoted or alluded to almost 1/2 of the New Testament books (including Paulâs letters, 1 Peter, & the Gospels).
As early as the 2nd century, Polycarp was already fighting Docetism. This is the idea that Jesus only seems to have a body. He called, famously, anyone who denied the reality of Christâs physical suffering âthe 1st born of Satan.â
In particular, Irenaeus had heard the account of Polycarpâs discussion with John & with others who had actually seen Jesus. Irenaeus reports that Polycarp was converted to Christianity by the apostles, was consecrated a presbyter, & communicated with many who had seen Jesus.
Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey) was the center of âEmperor Worship.â In 26 AD, it won the right to build a Temple to the Emperor Tiberius. Smyrna also had a large, & influential, Jewish population. The tense relationship between the synagogue & the emerging Christian âsect,â which would play a role in Polycarpâs eventual arrest.
In his old age, Polycarp traveled to Rome (circa 154 AD) to meet with is fellow Syrian, the Bishop of Rome, Pope Anicetus. They come together to talk through a major secular & religious disagreement: Quartodecimanism.
Polycarp & the Eastern Churches celebrated Easter on the 14th of Nisan (the Jewish Passover), regardless of what day of the week it fell on. Rome, however, insisted it must ALWAYS be a Sunday. The Pope & Polycarp couldnât find a compromise. This would become a problem in later centuries.
But Polycarp & the Pope stayed respectful, & friendly, towards each other. Pope Anicetus even let Polycarp celebrate the Eucharist in his own church in Rome as a sign of respect.
The Martyrdom of Polycarp is the 1st recorded account of a Christian martyrdom outside the New Testament. During a period of local unrest, the crowd in the Smyrnaean stadium began shouting for Polycarp. Initially, he didnât flee but retreated to a small farm.
When he was eventually betrayed by a young servant under torture, he welcomed the guards, fed them a meal, & asked for an hour to pray. The Roman Proconsul, Quadratus, didnât want to actually kill Polycarp. He pleaded with Polycarp to âhave respect for our ageâ & to simply say, âAway with the atheistsâ (in this case, âthe atheistsâ were the Christians).
Polycarp looked at the pagan crowd in the stadium, pointed at them (the pagans), & said âAway with the atheists!â Also in Martyrdom of Polycarp, Polycarp is reported to say on the day of his death: âEighty & six years I have served Him, & He has done me no wrong.â
Polycarp was sentenced to death for not burning incense to the Roman Emperor. He was âburnedâ at the stake but the flames arched around him like a sail, refusing to touch him. Eventually, he was killed with a dagger/spear.
Relics of Polycarp are under the main altar of the church of SantâAmbrogio della Massima. The right arm of St. Polycarp had been kept at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos-Saint Polycarp, in Ampelakiotissa near Nafpaktos, Greece, for over 500 years.
It was stolen on March 14, 2013 & was never found. A fragment, however, taken from the arm on a previous occasion, was discovered & returned to the monastery on July 14, 2019.
In the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, & Greek Catholic Churches, the feast day of St. Polycarp is February 23. In the Coptic Orthodox Church, his feast day is on Amshir 29 (March 8 in the Gregorian Calendar). In the Church of England, he was honored with a Lesser Festival on February 23. In the Lutheran Church, his feast day is on February 23.
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