For this 50th episode, Justin Hibbard pays tribute to his confirmation saint - St. Justin Martyr on his feast day of June 1st. Learn how this philosopher turned his back on pagan philosophy in order to pursue the “true philosophy” of Christianity. Also, hear how his description of the Mass in the middle of the second century seems so similar to the Catholic Mass today.

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SHOW NOTES:

Works by St. Justin

* First Apology

* Second Apology

* Dialogue with Trypho

* Hortatory Address to the Greeks

* On the Sole Government of God

* Fragments of the Lost Work on the Resurrection

* Miscellaneous Fragments from Lost Writings

* Martyrdom of Justin, Chariton, and other Roman Martyrs

* Discourse to the Greeks

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