#IgnatiusofAntioch #Christianity

Angela Tilby: Let’s listen to Ignatius of Antioch in 2026 ‘For Ignatius, the appearance of the star was an announcement of the end of the reign of magic, the death of sorcery’

"For Ignatius . . . gold, frankincense, and myrrh were not so much precious gifts for an infant king as a surrender to Christ of the occult arts that enabled the tyranny of the imperial powers" #IgnatiusofAntioch #Epiphany

#persecution #martyrdom #EarlyChristianity #leopards #IgnatiusofAntioch

#martyrdom #martyrs #IgnatiusofAntioch #ApostolicFathers

#IgnatiusofAntioch #ApostolicFathers #Eucharist #JBLightfoot

Hopefully the hymn's poetry is better in the Greek. #IgnatiusofAntioch #ApostolicFathers #christology #EarlyChurch

Wherever the #bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever #JesusChrist is, there is the #CatholicChurch. It is not lawful to #baptize or give #communion without the #consent of the bishop. On the other hand, whatever has his approval is pleasing to #God.
~ #Saint #IgnatiusofAntioch