Aug 29 – Beheading of S John Baptist / S Sabina

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It's the Feast of Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 3rd Class, with the color of Red. In this episode: the meditation: "Prayer", today's news from the Church: "Bishops Consecrated Clandestinely to Ensure "The Survival of the Church"", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Prayer" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Bishops Consecrated Clandestinely to Ensure "The Survival of the Church"" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/china-bishops-consecrated-clandestinely-ensure-survival-church-60711 The Spiritual Life— Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook: Learn more:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2oDonate:https://sspx.gifts/audiobook Saint Sabina is one of those early Roman saints whose biography is difficult to separate from ancient tradition, but whose name has been preserved in a very tangible way. You can still walk into her church in Rome. According to tradition, Sabina was a wealthy Roman widow who lived sometime around the end of the first or beginning of the second century. She belonged to the upper levels of Roman society and lived on the Aventine Hill, one of the city's most fashionable neighborhoods. Her path to Christianity began through someone Roman society probably considered far less important: an enslaved woman named Serapia. Serapia was a Christian. Through her influence, Sabina became interested in the faith and eventually converted. It's a fascinating little reversal of the social world of ancient Rome. The wealthy mistress possessed money, property, and status, but the enslaved woman possessed the one treasure Sabina didn't have. She introduced her to Christ. Eventually Serapia was arrested for being a Christian and put to death. Sabina recovered her body and gave her an honorable