Saint of the Day
St. Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202)
Irenaeus was a disciple of St. Polycarp, who was a disciple of St. John the Apostle. After becoming a priest, he was sent on a mission to Rome, and then to Lyons, France, where he was made a bishop. He was a staunch opponent of Gnosticism.
Reflections from the Saints
For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God.
– St. Irenaeus of Lyons