I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you. (2 Tim 1:1-8)
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Timothy and Titus, as companions of Paul, are celebrated together the day after the feast of the conversion of the apostle. I have always loved the mention of the faith of the grandmother and mother of Timothy. It reminds me of the faith of my grandmother and my mother, two extraordinary women who in spite of difficult circumstances passed on their faith to me.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saints Timothy & Titus, bishops, January 26
