Post #6457

SAINT VALENTINE, PRIEST AND MARTYR The Holy Church honours today St. Valentine: he consacrated himself on following the Redeemer “bringing the cross behind Him” (Evangelium); “having sacrificed his life for Him, he found it” (Introitus), because he was “victorious in the terrible fights” (Epistola), God “has crowned him with glory and honour” (Offertorium). Valentine, lived in the III century, he was a Roman priest of great reputation, wisdom and holiness, admired for his gifts not only by the Christian faithful, but also by the pagans themselves. His charity made him acclaimed as the "father of the poor"; his zeal for religion was all the more effective the purer and more selfless it was. His humility, his meekness, his firmness of thought and an aura of sanctity in every action kidnapped the souls of anyone who had anything to do with him, earning him sincere esteem and respect.