It’s the Ember Saturday in Advent, 2nd Class, with the color of Violet. In this episode: the meditation: “The O Antiphons: O Clavis David, Jesus and His Percursor”, today’s news from the Church: “Proposed Canadian Law Could Condemn the Bible as “Hate Speech””, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Sources Used Today:
“The O Antiphons: O Clavis David” (FSSPX.news)https://fsspx.news/en/news/preparation-christmas-o-antiphons-december-20-27187

“Magnificat” – From Advent to Epiphany
https://angeluspress.org/products/from-advent-to-epiphany

“Proposed Canadian Law Could Condemn the Bible as “Hate Speech”” (FSSPX.news)
https://fsspx.news/en/news/proposed-canadian-law-could-condemn-bible-hate-speech-55884

The Spiritual Life – Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop


Saint Philogonius of Antioch is remembered as a bishop who rose from the world of law into the service of the Church at a moment of grave danger. He lived in the early fourth century, during the height of the Arian crisis, when confusion about the identity of Christ threatened to fracture Christian unity. Philogonius was not formed in monasteries or schools of theology. He was a married man, a lawyer by profession, known in Antioch for his integrity, clarity of thought, and fairness in judgment. When his wife died, he embraced a life of continence and deeper prayer, and the Christian community, recognizing his wisdom, chose him as their bishop around the year 318.
His episcopate coincided with one of the most aggressive phases of Arian influence in the East. Powerful bishops and imperial officials promoted the teaching that Christ was not truly God, but a created being. Philogonius resisted firmly. Though not a prolific writer, his preaching was direct and uncompromising. He insisted on the full divinity of Christ and the truth handed down from the apostles, even as political pressure mounted against him. Saint John Chrysostom, who later preached a homily in his honor, praised Philogonius for defending the faith without bitterness, standing immovable while others wavered.
Philogonius suffered exile and harassment for his refusal to accept compromise. Ancient sources suggest he was driven from Antioch and endured great hardship, possibly imprisonment, though details are sparse. What endured was his reputation for calm endurance and pastoral charity. He governed not as an ideologue, but as a...

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