Holy unmercenaries
Is an epithet applying
to
Christian saints,
Who did not accept
Payment of any kind
For good deeds done
Which is I think the
very least
One should expect from
a saint
Thursday, 16 June 2022
HOLY UNMERCENARIES
ONE OF THE TWELVE - BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Bartholomew the
Apostle
From the village of
Cana
On the Sea of Galilee
Witness of the
ascension
Who spread the Gospels
Far and wide
After converting
Polymius
The King of Armenia
He was put to death
By the Kings brother
Martyred on the cross
In Albanopolis in
Armenia
Feast Day August 24th
CANDLE OF HIS LIGHT
Candle of His light
Cast your goodness
In your steady glow
Across the sinful
world
And bath us in love
ONE OF THE TWELVE - SIMON THE ZEALOT
One of the twelve
Simon the Zealot
Witness of the
ascension
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Was Martyred in Beirut
In the Roman province
of Syria
Feast Day October 28th
ONE OF THE TWELVE - THADDEUS THE APOSTLE
One of the twelve
Thaddeus the apostle
Also known as Jude
Witness of the
ascension
Who then spread the Gospels
Far and wide
Was Martyred in Beirut
In the Roman province
of Syria
Feast Day June 19th
BEYOND THE SILVER MOUNTAINS
Beyond the silver mountains
Lies the undiscovered
country
Where I will pass into
the blue
And you will be there
to meet me
I will walk over the
mountains
And join you in God’s
country
In the peace beyond
the tears
And be together for
eternity
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