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Saint Zephyrinus.
Pope and Martyr.
Feast Day 26 August.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
Pope Saint Zephyrinus
(199 A.D. - 217 A. D.).
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Happy Feast
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Today Is The Feast Day Of
Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr.
Saint of the Day: 26 August.
Pope Saint Zephyrinus.
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Pope Saint Zephyrinus succeeded Pope Saint Victor on The Pontifical Throne and, like him, was Martyred (Gospel). He abolished the use of Wooden Chalices, in The Celebration of The Holy Sacrifice, and ordered them to be replaced by Glass Chalices. He prescribed that all The Faithful should receive Holy Communion on Easter Day.
He had to defend The Dogma of The Unity of God and The Trinity of Persons against The Sabellians. Besides this strife, he had to suffer persecution. God always supported him in his trials, in order to enable him to support The Flock of Christ (Epistle).
He died in 217 A.D., after a Pontificate of seventeen years.
Mass: Sacerdótes Dei.
He had to defend The Dogma of The Unity of God and The Trinity of Persons against The Sabellians. Besides this strife, he had to suffer persecution. God always supported him in his trials, in order to enable him to support The Flock of Christ (Epistle).
He died in 217 A.D., after a Pontificate of seventeen years.
Mass: Sacerdótes Dei.
Saint Zephyrinus (26 August) and Saint Genesius.
Different kinds of Martyrdom.
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English: The Church of Saint Zephyrinus of Stadacona
(Saint-Zéphirin-de-Stadacona) (built in 1890),
Quebec City, Canada.
Français: Église Saint-Zéphirin-de-Stadacona à Québec en 1986. Construite en 1890 sur les plans de l'architecte
Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy, rénovée en 1918 par
l'architecte Adalbert Trudel.
Date: Photographed in 1986 and
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During the seventeen-year Pontificate of Zephyrinus, the young Church endured severe Persecution under Emperor Severus, until his death in the year 211 A.D.
To quote Alban Butler: “This holy Pastor was the support and comfort of the distressed flock”.
Eusebius insists that Zephyrinus fought vigorously against the blasphemies of the two Theodotuses, who, in response, treated him with contempt, but later called him the greatest defender of The Divinity of Christ.
Although he was not physically Martyred for The Faith, his suffering – both mental and Spiritual – during his Pontificate has earned him the Title of Martyr.
Zephyrinus’s predecessor, Pope Victor I, had Excommunicated Theodotus the Tanner, for reviving a Heresy that Christ, while a Prophet, was only a mere man.
Theodotus’ followers formed a separate Heretical community at Rome, ruled by another Theodotus, the Money Changer, and Asclepiodotus. Natalis, who was tortured for his Faith during the Persecution, was persuaded by Asclepiodotus to become a Bishop in their sect, in exchange for a monthly stipend of 150 denarii.
Natalis then reportedly experienced several visions warning him to abandon these Heretics. According to an anonymous work, entitled “The Little Labyrinth”, and quoted by Eusebius, Natalis was whipped a whole night by an Angel; the next day, he donned sackcloth and ashes and, weeping bitterly, threw himself at the feet of Zephyrinus.
Natalis then reportedly experienced several visions warning him to abandon these Heretics. According to an anonymous work, entitled “The Little Labyrinth”, and quoted by Eusebius, Natalis was whipped a whole night by an Angel; the next day, he donned sackcloth and ashes and, weeping bitterly, threw himself at the feet of Zephyrinus.
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