Saint Justin Martyr

Berkeley, Sunday, April 5, 2026 11:18 PM

Lord,

It was a great day.

St. Justin feast day: April 14.

Day 1. April 5. 11:23 PM. St. Justin Martyr passed away around A.D. 165. He was pre-eminent among those who suffered death for the faith in the reign of Marcus Aurelios stands the layman, St. Justin Martyr. He was the first great Christian apologist known to us by works of any considerable length. [1]

Day 2. April 8 2:50 AM. It was great to learn a bit about this great Saint and one of the first apologetics of the Catholic Church who was born in Samaria in the years 100s. My book, cited in [1], which prbably is old enough to actually make me sick not figuratively, I am not that kind of person who say those things). The old books can release heavy metals. But I am not that familiar with the topic. Well in my book among the several saints remembered on April 14, was Saint Justin Martyr. It seems that since the year of the original publication of Buttler’s book, which is well before the edition I have, this feast has moved to June 1. I will honor the current Catholic Calendar. So, I will start a novena in honor to the Dutch Saint and Virgin Lidwina von Schiedam. See the corresponding post.

References:

[1] Thurston, Herbert S.J. and Donald Attwater. 1963 Butler’s Lives of the Saint. Complete Edition. Edited, revised and supplemented by Herbert Thurston, S.J. and Donald Attwater. PJ Kenedy & Sons. New York