Justin Martyr

Sunday Eucharist in the Early Church – Justin Martyr

Justin here describes the way the Sunday Eucharist was celebrated in Rome about 150 AD about 50-60 years after the last New Testament books. It shows that the Eucharist was interpreted in a very realistic way in the early church....

31 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

Baptism as Illumination in the Early Church – Justin

This reflection on baptism as illumination or enlightenment was written by St. Justin Martyr around 155AD in Rome and reflects the liturgical practices of not only the Church in that city, but most probably the practice of the Church in Ephesus and Palestine as well,...

05 February, 2016 / 0 Comments