Christ as teacher
from the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
ca. 359 AD St. Peter's, Rome
Sunday, February 16
Liturgical Color: Green
Today the Church honors St. Elias,
martyr. During the persecution of
Maximus, St. Elias ministered to
Christians condemned to working in the
mines. He was discovered and arrested
for being a Christian. He was beheaded
in 309 A.D.