SAINT OF THE DAY St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr c. Mid First Century – c. 110 October 17 – Memorial Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of the Church in Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa An early Bishop welcomes his coming martyrdom and elaborates on Catholic theology Although not the most famous Saint Ignatius in the Church, today’s saint was the first to offer a theology of martyrdom. He also wrote seven famous letters en route to his ritual death in Rome, which set forth, with su

Blessed feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch (35-110 A.D.)! A Father of the Church, Ignatius was a disciple of John the Apostle and was martyred in the Colosseum. Listen to this excerpt from his Epistle to the Romans, in which he describes his desire to eat "the bread of God, which is the flesh of Christ." Belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is evidenced very early on in the Church's life (see the writings of Justin Martyr and Irenaeus for further examples). For a lecture series o

Ignatius of Antioch did NOT teach the Catholic Eucharist of Transubstantiation! The Catholic Eucharist & Early Church Writers - Part 3 Catholics act as if all of the early church writers agreed with 100% of today’s Catholic doctrines taught today and that the majority of them taught real presence or even transubstantiation in the Eucharist!This is false. These men are not infallible nor were they inspired by God to write. They give commentary on scripture and give insights into the thinking of t

Catholics stop saying this!! Quoting Ignatius of Antioch to support transubstantiation only proves that a catholic has not read the writings of Ignatius and only echoes what they hear on social media. ✅ Come journey with me on a summary through the entire Bible, from a Jewish perspective in just an hour all in chronological order. 👉🏼 Comment summary below and I’ll send you the details to get started today!!#bible #bibleverse #christianliving #christianblogger #christianlife #theology #christia