Morning Prayer - TUESDAY, 28 June 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 28, 2022 | Memorial of St. Irenaeus, Bishop, Doctor, Martyr

"The Lord is the king of martyrs: come, let us adore him."

St. Irenaeus was born in Asia Minor around the year 140. It is not known when he came to Gaul. He was a priest of the Church of Lyons during the persecution of 177 when St. Pothinus, first bishop of the city and the first martyr of Lyons, was put to death. Irenaeus succeeded him as bishop and twenty-five years later was martyred in his turn during a fresh persecution. At a time when Gnostic sects threatened to undermine Christianity by a perversion of Christian thought, St. Irenaeus vigorously denounced all heresies and safeguarded unity of belief by laying down the principles of the doctrinal tradition of the Church.

In 2022, Pope Francis declared St. Irenaeus to be Doctor of the Universal Church. (catholicculture.org)

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Tuesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Available on Anchor, Spotify and Google.

*Music: Deeper Melodies by WTB Records