28 December
We read in Matthew 2 that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, King
Herod, fearing for his throne, ordered that all the male infants of
Bethlehem be killed. These children are regarded as martyrs for the
Gospel -- "martyrs in fact though not in will." Augustine called
them "buds, killed by the frost of persecution the moment they
showed themselves." For a discussion of the historical background of
the episode, send the message GET INFANCY PART1 to
LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET
or
LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU.
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