Saint of the Day Quote: Saint John Cassian
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Not sure what’s intended here, but today is the feast of St. Apollinaris, bishop and martyr. The Saint Andrew Daily Missal has this entry on him:
Apollinaris is said to have come from Antioch to Rome with St. Peter who anointed him bishop and sent him to Ravenna to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore the epistle chosen [1 Pet. v. 1-11] is that in which St. Peter describes the duties of those who are to guide the Church, not domineering, but as models of the flock. The Gospel [Luke xxii. 24-30] also says “that the one who is greatest shall be like the least, and the one who governs like the one who serves’.
There’s a few more details about his arrest and martyrdom, but this first part hit the bullseye for me.
This was to be a post on Saint John Cassian. I have fixed it.