St. Timothy

Saint Timothy was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus.

"Almighty God, you endowed Saint Timothy and Saint Titus with power to preach your word. Grant that, living a life of integrity and holiness in this world, we may, through their prayers, come to our true home in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen". - Collect for today's memorial of SS Timothy and Titus. Detail from the rood screen in St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London.

Saints Timothy and Maura suffered for the faith during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Saint Timothy came from the village of Perapa (Egyptian Thebaid), and was the son of a priest named Pikolpossos. He was made a reader among the church clergy, and also a keeper and copyist…

26 January is the feast of Ss Timothy and Titus, co-workers of St Paul. In his two letters to Timothy, Paul calls him his "beloved child". He exhorts Timothy to "preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching" (2 Tim 4:2). This is a detail of a window in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford by Edward Burne Jones.

Dear Saint, well known for your gentleness, you were a most faithful disciple of St. Paul and like him traveled much to bring the Good News to all people....

St. Timothy pray for us

One Minute Reflection – 26 January – Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, Readings: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5, Psalms 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 10, Mark 3:31-35 and The Memorial of …

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