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Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was An Initiative of Jesus Youth
long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor A Missionary Movement at the Service of the Church
Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not
want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have Don Bosco Utume February 8, Sunday: Issue 81
guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a
crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So • Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in moulding their daily
Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I lives in Christ.
thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law! • Our vision is expressed in just two phrases: GOOD CHRISTIANS and
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course.
It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and my- Pep-up : Stories for Reflection
self. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers. The Young and the Bible : II Timothy
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One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped Points to Ponder : Heaven: Latest Travel Information
in time. I was caught. I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
Saint of the Week : St. Valentine
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people
came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to Reflection : Valentine's Story
know that they, too, believed in love. Last Drop : Spreading of Good News
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me
in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She
YOURS FAITHFULLY
agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. To
On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I Jesus,
signed it, "Love from your Valentine." Carpenter’s Shop
I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was writ- Nazareth
ten on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But It is our opinion that the twelve men you have picked up to manage your new organiza-
most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, tion lack the background, educational and vocational aptitude for the type of enterprise you
they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that are undertaking. They do not have the team concept.
love can't be beaten! Simon Peter is emotionally unstable and given to fits of temper. Andrew has no quali-
ties of leadership. The two brothers, James and John, place personal interest above com-
Last Drop pany loyalty. Thomas demonstrates a questioning attitude that would tend to undermine
morale. We feel it our duty to tell you that Mathew has been blacklisted by the Greater Je-
Spreading of Good News rusalem Better Business Bureau. James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus have radical
A Catholic lawyer visited his non-Catholic partner of 20 years, leanings, and both registered high on the manic-depressive scale.
who was dying in the hospital. “Now that you are dying, don’t One of the candidates, however, shows great potential. He is a man of ability and re-
you think you should embrace faith?” sourcefulness, has a keen business mind and contacts in high places. He is highly moti-
The non-Catholic answered, “If your faith meant so little to you vated and ambitious. We recommend Judas Iscariot as your controller and right-hand man
in life that you never spoke of it during these past 20 years, Yours Faithfully
then it can mean little at my death.” Jordan Management Consultants
Jerusalem
{Quoted from Reader’s Digest Oct.1989 p.48}
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