On this day, in the year 203 AD, they, along with their catechism class, were martyred in the arena at Carthage. One of the most amazing things about this, is that Perpetua kept a diary during the whole ordeal of waiting in prison for her execution, and you can read this diary today - it's free, and translated in English. See the link I posted below Daniel's post about these saints. Also, if anyone is interested in a scholarly treatment of the diary, check out the book by Salisbury, I think it's called Perpetua's Passion. In any case, the diary is a rare example of a document written by a woman in the ancient world - one of only a couple cases where we get one of the mothers of the Church in her own words.
I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:
This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App
Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.
Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.
Enjoy!
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
