- St. Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226)
Today is the feast day of St. Narcissus, the bishop of Jerusalem during the second century. Narcissus was born in the last part of the first century. Not much is known about Narcissus besides the fact that he was the bishop of Jerusalem and led a very holy life. His holiness inspired those under him to be holy as well. He is said to of performed many miracles including turning water into oil for Holy Saturday when the deacons forgot to buy some for the church lamps. Despite his holiness, many people did not like Narcissus because they thought he was too harsh in trying to keep Church discipline. At one time, Narcissus was accused of a serious crime by those who did not like him, which he was totally innocent of. He was eventually cleared as innocent, but he took the opportunity to retire. In time, Narcissus came back later to be bishop of Jerusalem once more. However, because of Narcissus' old age, a younger bishop was there to help Narcissus if needed. It is said that Narcissus lived to be nearly one-hundred-and-sixteen years old (if not more).
St. Narcissus, pray for us!
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Picture of And Information About St. Narcissus Taken From:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1878
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=791
http://ourcatholiclifeofgrace.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html
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