SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS

 

 

BOTH were

Disciples of Paul

And both were bishops

 

Timothy was born in Lystra

The son of a Gentile father

And a Jewish mother

 

He studied Scriptures

As a young man

And was circumcised by Paul

To make him acceptable

To the Jewish Christians  (Acts 16:3 )

 

From then on

He became the companion of

And sometimes

The representative of Paul

For example-to the Thessalonians-Corinthians

And Ephesians

 

The tradition

According to Eusebius

Claimed him

As the first bishop

Of Ephesus

 

Paul’s letters to Timothy

Directs him to correct innovators

And teachers of false doctrine

And to appoint bishops and deacons

 

The acts of Timothy

Relate his martyrdom

And that he was killed

By stones and clubs

At a pagan festival

 

In addition

To being a disciple of Paul

Timothy was his companion

And his secretary

 

Titus was a Gentile by birth

And therefore was no circumcision

When he became a Christian

 

He took part

In the council of Jerusalem

Was sent to Corinth

On a difficult mission

And was left by Paul

In Crete

To organize the church

 

He is believed

To have died

In Crete

Where he is venerated

As their first bishop

 

He and Titus

Share the same feast day

Of January 26^th

 

Robert P. Wallman

2-19-13

 

Ps        1-26-20