John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, and Salome. John and his brother St. James were among the first disciples called by Jesus. In the Gospel According to Mark he is always mentioned after James and was no doubt the younger brother. His mother was among those women who ministered to the disciples. James … Continue reading St. John the Evangelist – December 27th
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St. Stephen – 26th December
Good King Wenceslas looked out,On the feast of Stephen. Saint Stephen Thus the famous Christmas carol records the feast day of the first deacon of the Christian Church and the first martyr. All that we know of his life is in the Acts of the Apostles (6-7). He was almost certainly a Greek-speaking Jew, appointed … Continue reading St. Stephen – 26th December
St. Lucia – 13th December
Martyr of Syracuse Lucia (Lucy) was a Christian girl who got caught up in the fierce and widespread Diocletian persecutions of 303-4. She refused to give up her Christian faith, and so was put to death. Her tomb can still be found in a Catacomb in Syracuse (Sicily), and there are early fourth-century inscriptions bearing … Continue reading St. Lucia – 13th December