Saint Tarcisius
Tarcisius lived in Rome. He served Holy mass in the catacombs, where the Christians worshiped God because they were persecuted by the pagans.
One day Tarcisius was carrying the Blessed Sacrament to the martyrs in prison when he was caught and beaten. But he did not give up the Eucharist. The Christians buried his body with honor in the catacombs. This happened in the third century.
The story of Tarcisius reminds us how much the Christians loved the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Mass and Holy Communion gave them strength to die for their faith. Tarcisius teaches children to love Jesus in the Eucharist as their best friend. He will help them to be good and to make sacrifices for their Holy faith as Tarcisus did, for he gave his life for the love of Jesus.
We should ask St. Tarcisus for a greater love of Jesus in Holy Communion.
One day Tarcisius was carrying the Blessed Sacrament to the martyrs in prison when he was caught and beaten. But he did not give up the Eucharist. The Christians buried his body with honor in the catacombs. This happened in the third century.
The story of Tarcisius reminds us how much the Christians loved the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Mass and Holy Communion gave them strength to die for their faith. Tarcisius teaches children to love Jesus in the Eucharist as their best friend. He will help them to be good and to make sacrifices for their Holy faith as Tarcisus did, for he gave his life for the love of Jesus.
We should ask St. Tarcisus for a greater love of Jesus in Holy Communion.
Great post. Too bad we can’t have a St Tarcisius to bring us the Eucharist right now!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing he didn't live in Tarsus... that would be quite a tongue twister!
ReplyDeleteLovely story!
Love this saint's story. Thanks for the reminder, Elle. I know a boy named Tarcisius.
ReplyDeleteI really like that saint! —John Paul
ReplyDeleteHi Elle, I really liked this story. I looked up more information about him on the internet. Thank you for writing about him. Do you know how old he was when he died?
ReplyDeleteTarcisius is one of my favourite saints. He must have been pretty brave to protect the Eucharist while he was getting beaten. Cool post, Elle! -Finn
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