Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Magnesians

This week in the JP2 Group we will be continuing our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, an Early Church Father who died in about 107 AD.

Last week we read of his willingness to offer himself in sacrifice, imitating the Lord he loved so much.  This week we move on to the letter he wrote to the Church in Magnesia in which Ignatius exhorts them to be united together in unity and to cling to the grace of the Gospel.

After looking at several different translations, I have, again, created my own abridged version so that we will be able to complete our study of this letter in a single evening.  Here it is:

“St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letter to the Magnesians” PDF
“St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letter to the Magnesians” Audio

New Patristics Book from Mike Aquilina

Mike Aquilina recently asked on his blog to make this video go viral.   It is the trailer for Mike’s latest book, A Year With The Fathers: Patristic Wisdom For Daily Living.  Well, since one of the aims of this blog is to introduce people to the Early Church Fathers, I could hardly refuse!

I’ve read most of Mike’s books – he really is the go-to guy for getting into Patristics.  In his new book he “gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration”.

“Learn to humbly accept correction from St Clement of Rome. Let Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St Gregory the Great and deepen your love of the Eucharist. Do you suffer from pain or illness? St John Chrysostom’s counsels will refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and other fleshly things? St John Cassian will teach you the true way to moderation and self-control”

This is one of my biggest reasons for loving the Fathers – they have so much practical wisdom to share with us in our day-to-day lives.  Needless to say once I’ve finished this blog entry I’m going to Amazon to order a copy 🙂

Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Romans

This week in the JP2 Group we will be beginning our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, an Early Church Father who died in about 107 AD.

We will begin with the letter which I think most clearly communicates Ignatius’ character, his inspiring letter to the Romans in which Ignatius pleads with that church not to try and get his death sentence changed.

After looking at several different translations of this letter, I have created my own abridged version so that we will be able to complete our study of this letter in a single evening. I have decided to make this abridged version, together with its audio, available on this blog:

“St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letter to the Romans” PDF
“St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letter to the Romans” Audio

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