In the Transfiguration, the culmination of the Epiphany season, Jesus is revealed to His disciples as the Son of God “as bright as a flash of lightning.”
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, died 156 Thursday, February 23
Because he is said to have been known by John, the author of Revelation, as well as the important early church fathers Irenaeus and Ignatius, Polycarp serves as a vital link in church history. He was burned at the stake at age 86 for refusing to renounce his faith.
Jesus begins proclaiming the good news and calling people to repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested for preaching in a similar way. Still, two sets of fisherman brothers leave everything to follow Jesus.
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