I forgot to add: I like your card! Especially the words on it.
Dagmara Lizlovs
11 years ago
For those of you out there who find Valentine’s day a bit much, overhyped, depressing because you just broke up, haven’t found that special some one or simply are that nerd that just doesn’t get the dates, here is an alternative: Today is also Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril’s day. These are the missionaries to the Slavs in the late 800s. They are credited with inventing the Glagolithic and Cyrillic alphabet for the Slavs (That’s were all the funny letters in the Russian alphabet come from.) Their work heavily influenced the development of Slavic culture.
For those enjoying Saint Valentine’s day with all the red roses, chocolates and dinner for two, keep in mind that there are two Saint Valentines in Church history, one a priest the other a bishop. There was also a third person by this name because Valens (from which we get Valentine) was a very popular name. They were very devout and courageous. They were martyred. The Saint Valentine celebrated today was beaten by clubs and beheaded during the Roman persecution of Christians around 270AD.
‘Saints are not supposed to rest in peace; they’re expected to keep busy: to perform miracles, to intercede. Being in jail or dead is no excuse for non-performance of the supernatural. One legend says, while awaiting his execution, Valentinus restored the sight of his jailer’s blind daughter. Another legend says, on the eve of his death, he penned a farewell note to the jailer’s daughter, signing it, “From your Valentine.”‘
Dan:
I forgot to add: I like your card! Especially the words on it.
For those of you out there who find Valentine’s day a bit much, overhyped, depressing because you just broke up, haven’t found that special some one or simply are that nerd that just doesn’t get the dates, here is an alternative: Today is also Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril’s day. These are the missionaries to the Slavs in the late 800s. They are credited with inventing the Glagolithic and Cyrillic alphabet for the Slavs (That’s were all the funny letters in the Russian alphabet come from.) Their work heavily influenced the development of Slavic culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
For those enjoying Saint Valentine’s day with all the red roses, chocolates and dinner for two, keep in mind that there are two Saint Valentines in Church history, one a priest the other a bishop. There was also a third person by this name because Valens (from which we get Valentine) was a very popular name. They were very devout and courageous. They were martyred. The Saint Valentine celebrated today was beaten by clubs and beheaded during the Roman persecution of Christians around 270AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15254a.htm
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159
Here is an excerpt from the above link:
‘Saints are not supposed to rest in peace; they’re expected to keep busy: to perform miracles, to intercede. Being in jail or dead is no excuse for non-performance of the supernatural. One legend says, while awaiting his execution, Valentinus restored the sight of his jailer’s blind daughter. Another legend says, on the eve of his death, he penned a farewell note to the jailer’s daughter, signing it, “From your Valentine.”‘