By the way, the color red is
associated with St. Valentine’s Day because Valentine died as a martyr. Valentine
was a holy priest in Rome, who assisted the martyrs in the persecution under
Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of
Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith
ineffectual, commanded him to be beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be
beheaded, He was executed on February 14, about the year 270. So instead of
celebrating some sort of syrupy sentimentality, I suggest that St. Valentine’s
Day focus more on the sacrifices that true love demands of us.
- Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
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