Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?December_31st_=E2=80=93_Saint_Zoticus_of_Constantinople?= To : All From : rich Date : Mon Dec 30 2019 08:59:28 From: rich December 31st =E2=80=93 Saint Zoticus of Constantinople Also known as Feeder of Orphans, Zotico 4th v. Protector of Orphans, an illustrious and rich Roman in the service of St. Constantine the Great (306-337); St. Constantine's son, Constantius (337-361), an adherent of the Arian heresy martyred the saint When the emperor transferred the capital from Rome to Constantinople, Zoticus also moved there. Soon, however, spurning worldly honors, Zoticus was ordained to the holy priesthood, and he began to provide for the destitute and orphaned in his own home. Then, receiving funds from St. Constantine, he built a place of treatment for the sick, a shelter for the homeless, where he took in those afflicted with leprosy, rescuing them from the soldiers, who had been ordered to drown them in the sea. When St. Constantine's son, Constantius (337-361), an adherent of the Arian heresy, succeeded his father, St. Zoticus was accused of receiving a large sum of money from the deceased emperor. When asked about this, Zoticus showed the emperor the homeless and sick home he had built. Constantius became angry, for he thought that Zoticus had purchased jewels with the money received from his father, and he wanted them back. He ordered St. Zoticus to be tied to wild mules, which dragged the saint over the stones. His whole body was lacerated, and the saint gave up his soul to God. A stream of pure water sprang forth at the place of his death, from which many received healing. Saint Quote: In this holy abandonment springs up that beautiful freedom of spirit which the perfect possess, and in which there is found all the happiness that can be desired in this life; for in fearing nothing, and seeking and desiring nothing of the things of the world, they posses all. --St. Theresa Bible Quote: 3 =E2=80=9CBehold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and th= e Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? =E2=80=9CFor he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' = soap; 3 he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, till they present right offerings to the Lord. =C2 [Malachi 3:1-3] =C2 RSVCE <><><><> Communion Visit to Our Lady Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee! O blessed Mother, the salutation of the angel is abundantly verified in thee for the Lord is with thee; the newborn Savior lay upon thy knees and smiled at thee with His tender smile. O Mother, full of grace, the Lord is with me the Lord of Heaven and earth is now within my heart; I, too, enjoy the great happiness, the exalted blessing which the Incarnation brings to mankind, for I have received the Lord's Body. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .