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Red Double AMIDST THE SWEETNESS he is enjoying from the contemplation of the Word made Flesh, John, the Beloved Disciple, beholds coming towards him his dear Polycarp, the Angel of the Church of Smyrna, all resplendent with the glory of martyrdom. This venerable Saint has on his soul the fervent love that made him say, in the amphitheater, when asked by the Proconsul to curse his Divine Master: “Six and eighty years have I served Him, and he has never done me any wrong—nay, he has laden me with kindness. How could I blaspheme my King, who has saved...

From today's Office of Readings.

FEBRUARY 24 The Encyclical Epistle of the Church at Smyrnam Concerning the Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp (Palm DOC) ST POLYCARP, BISHOP OF SMYRNA, MARTYR From his acts, written by the church of Smyrna in an excellent circular letter to the churches of Pontus, immediately after his martyrdom, a niece abridged by Eusebius, b. 4, c. 14 highly esteemed by the ancients. Joseph Scaliger, a supercilious critic, says that nothing in the whole course of church history so strongly affected him as the perusal of these acts, and those relating to the martyrs of Lyons; that he never read...

Exposing the facts of homosexuality Posted: December 13, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern By Dr. Brian J. Kopp © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com In the recent pro-life victory on partial-birth abortion, graphic images illustrating its barbaric reality were arguably one of the decisive factors in its ban. Ultrasound views of the fetus juxtaposed with images of mutilated and discarded aborted babies are involuntarily burned into subconscious memory, changing hearts and minds. Christian activists see the lengths to which pro-abortion groups and the mainstream media go to censor this harsh reality from the view of the public; both sides know that when the average citizen witnesses the...

Polycarp, aka Dr. Brian Kopp, will be interviewed today at 12:30 PM Eastern by FR supporter Blanquita Cullum on her program, News Beat, on the Radio America network. Polycarp is involved in fighting the homosexual agenda in the Altoona Johnstown Diocese.