Jan 22 – Ss Vincent & Anastasius

It’s the Feast of Sts. Vincent and Anastasius, 3rd Class, with the color of Red. In this episode: the meditation: “Marriage and the Eucharist”, today’s news from the Church: “How the Vatican Tried to Avert U.S. Intervention in Venezuela”, a preview of the Sermon: “Preparing for Matrimony: Three Pre-Requisites for Dating”, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.

Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? [e-mail] Sources Used Today:

• “Marriage and the Eucharist” – From Epiphany to Lent
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• “How the Vatican Tried to Avert U.S. Intervention in Venezuela” (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/how-vatican-tried-avert-us-intervention-venezuela-56590
  
  
• “Preparing for Matrimony: Three Pre-Requisites for Dating” (SSPX Sermons)
  • SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist
  • Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast
  
  
• The Spiritual Life – Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
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Saints Vincent and Anastasius are remembered together because their lives show how the witness of martyrdom can echo across centuries, cultures, and empires. Though separated by time and circumstance, they are united by a single truth: fidelity to Christ endured unto death leaves a lasting mark on the Church.

Saint Vincent of Saragossa lived during the brutal persecution under Emperor Diocletian. He served as a deacon in Spain under Bishop Valerius, who was gentle and hesitant in speech. Vincent, younger and eloquent, often spoke on the bishop’s behalf. When both were arrested, the Roman governor focused his cruelty on Vincent, believing that breaking the deacon would silence the Church. What followed was one of the most graphic martyrdoms recorded in antiquity. Vincent endured imprisonment, starvation, and savage tortures without surrender. Ancient writers emphasize not the violence itself, but Vincent’s calm endurance and even joy, which unsettled his persecutors. When he finally died in 304, his body was treated with contempt, yet Christians recovered it and honored him immediately. His martyrdom spread rapidly through the Christian world, making Vincent one of the most venerated martyrs of the West.

Saint Anastasius the Persian came from a very different world. He was a Persian soldier who converted to Christianity after encountering...