Today's saint, St. Lydia Purpuraria, was the first Christian convert in Europe, a businesswoman who dealt in luxury goods. She is the patron saint of cloth dyers. Saint Lydia was born during the first century in Thyatira, a town famous for its dye works in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She was a seller of purple dye and was St. Paul's first convert at Philippi. The following is from the Acts of the Apostles: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. ~Acts 16:14-15 She was baptized with her household. Thereafter, Paul made his home with her while in Philippi. Lydia was a woman of hospital...
Happy anniversary to us!
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Bill
How beautiful. Congratulations. May Our God Bless You Both In A Special Way Today.
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+JMJ+
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I'll say a special prayer for you two today.
Happy Anniversary. 39 yrs ago today, there was another wedding, also.
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Jean, Happy Anniversary to you and your husband!
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally I went to my parish today, St. Catherine of Siena, where I am always reminded of your outstanding blog and said a little prayer to her statue on your behalf.
Wow, heard the Lionel Ritchie song you posted, too, LOL....have a great night and God bless you.
Happy anniversary and may you have many, many more!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Jean and Bill. May God bless you with many more years of happiness together.
ReplyDeleteThis song is just beautiful. I am enjoying listening to it.
Happy anniversary, and God bless your beautiful marriage.
ReplyDeleteHappy Be-lated Anniversary you two!! Jean you are truly a necessary entity in our Catholic community. Bill is truly a lucky fella!
ReplyDeleteMany many more happy anniversaries!
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Ebeth
Thank you all so much for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers. We had a beautiful day!
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Chiming in late here, Jean and Bill, hope it was wonderful. You two are an inspiration to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Leticia! God bless you!
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