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Jul 3 – S Irenaus

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Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional
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Jul 3, 2026
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Summary

It's the Feast of St. Iranaeus , 3rd Class , with the color of Red . In this episode: the meditation: "Christian Charity", today's news from the Church: "Declaration read before the episcopal consecrations", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? [email protected] Sources Used Today: "Christian Charity" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption https://angeluspress.org/products/from-trinity-sunday-to-the-assumption "Declaration read before the episcopal consecrations" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/habetis-mandatum-apostolicum-declaration-read-episcopal-consecrations-59936 The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2o Donate: https://sspx.gifts/audiobook and the rest of Christian history. He wasn't one of the Twelve, but he knew men who were. In fact, he spent part of his youth listening to the preaching of Polycarp of Smyrna, who had himself been a disciple of the Apostle John. Imagine that for a moment. When Irenaeus spoke about the Apostles, he wasn't repeating stories that had been passed down for centuries. He was remembering conversations with someone who had actually known them. Born around the year 130, probably in Asia Minor, Irenaeus grew up in a world where Christianity was still young. The memories of the Apostles were fresh, but so were the dangers. False teachers were appearing throughout the Church, offering secret doctrines and claiming to possess hidden knowledge that only a select few could understand. Irenaeus wasn't impressed. Instead of inventing something ne…