Interim Saints - March 21st
SERAPION, bishop of Thmuis (4th cent)
Serapion, bishop of Thmuis,in Egypt, a friend of S. Antony . . . is
said by S. Jerome to have suffered for his zeal in the orthodox cause,
under Constantius, when the Arians were in power.
This year's Lent competition is to write a limerick beginning
"Serapion, Bishop of Thmuis . . ."
LUPICINUS, abbot of Condate (about A.D. 430)
Lupicinus and his younger brother Romanus, seeking solitude, climbed
the rocks among the pines of the Jura, and established themselves in
the wilderness of Joux, living on wild fruits and plants . . . As he
lay dying he asked for a drink of water. One of the brethren sweetened
it, by pouring in a spoonful of honey. But the dying man, when he had
tasted the sweetness, turned his head away, and refused to drink.
ENDA, abbot of Aran-More (about A.D. 540)
S. Enda, whose name in Irish is written Einne and Ende, and in Latin,
Endeus an Anna, was born in Louth about the middle of the fifth
century, and was the only son of Conall, king of Oriel . . . S. Cuimin
of Connor tells us that:-
Enda love glorious mortification
In Aran - triumphant virtue!
A narrow dungeon of flinty stone,
To bring the people to heaven.
BENEDICT, abbot (A.D. 543)
I am minded to download the article in the Catholic encyclopedia, as I
did for St Patrick. No doubt some of our monastic members will want to
come in on this one.
Oriens.
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