A Shout-Out to St. Ignatius of Antioch

Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch - October 17th

Today Mother Church celebrates one of the early Apostolic Fathers. Though not perhaps as well-known as his 16th-century namesake (St. Ignatius Loyola), Ignatius of Antioch was an amazing Saint who deserves more attention than he receives! As he was traveling under custody to his martyrdom in Rome, he wrote seven powerful letters to the local Churches on the way. His exhortations to fidelity and unity in the faith, as well as his passionate longing to give his life for Christ are just as vivid today as in the second century A.D.