January 26, Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary,

Timothy and Titus — the saints that we honor today — shared with Paul the Apostle his ministry to the Gentiles.

He described Timothy as "my true child in our common faith" (Ti 1:4), while Titus was the child of a devout Catholic woman and her pagan husband.

Paul told the Corinthians, “I urge you, be imitators of me. For this reason, I am sending you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord; he will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church” (1 Cor 4:16-17).

The two saints and Paul’s co-workers became Bishops in the apostolic age of the early Church. They were trustworthy men who shared the faith and thrived as amazing witnesses to Christ.

The tradition states that Timothy died a martyr’s death by stoning at about the age of eighty, after opposing a procession in honor of the pagan goddess Diana.

Ave Maria!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Please give us the grace to respond with joy!

+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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