Against The Grain

AGAINST THE GRAIN HAS MOVED!
Our new address is http://christopherblosser.blogspot.com.
It would be greatly appreciated if you could update your bookmarks and links and kindly inform your readers (the content of this old blog has been moved as well).

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Martyr-Saints of Rome

James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian; Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia. We remember these name and honor them every time the priest prays the Roman Canon, also known as the Eucharistic Prayer I.
Who were these people? They are the "top of the iceberg," so-to-speak, the few names handed down to us from the many Christians who were martyred in Rome during three centuries of persecution. We remember them particularly today.

(Thank you, Teófilo @ Vivificat).

About This Blog

Against The Grain is the personal blog of Christopher Blosser - web designer and all around maintenance guy for the original Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club (Now Pope Benedict XVI).

RECENT POSTS

A deterrent to book theft.
Neda Agha-Soltan: “The Voice of Iran”
Pope Benedict Roundup!
Diagnosing contemporary conservatism's ills.
Prayer request
Corpus Christi.
First Things' First Thoughts
65th Anniversary of D-Day
Did Francis Schaeffer advocate the 'violent overth...
Memorial Day 2009