Pope St. Callixtus I (October 14) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

A meditation for the Feast of Pope Saint Callixtus I, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Pope St. Callixtus I (c. 155–222) was Pope from approximately 217 to 222, during a period of persecution and doctrinal controversy in the early Church. Before his election, he had endured hardship and imprisonment, and he later served as a deacon under Pope St. Zephyrinus, overseeing the Christian burial grounds along the Appian Way that became associated with his name as the Catacombs of St. Callixtus. As Pope, he defended the unity of the Church and exercised pastoral...