St. Ignatius of Antioch - Letter to the Trallians & Letter to the Philadelphians: Obey Your Bishop

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When you are obedient to the bishop as you would be to Jesus Christ, you are living, not in a human way, but according to Jesus Christ…”</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">St. Ignatius was the third bishop of Antioch. The only extant writings by St. Ignatius are the seven letters he wrote as a prisoner on his way to Rome to face martyrdom. The two short letters featured in today's episode both address the question of obedience to the bishop.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">St. Ignatius’ <em>Letter to the Romans</em> was the very first patristic work featured on this podcast.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">After today’s episode, only one letter remains: the <em>Letter to the Magnesians</em>. Look out for that, when we will have released the complete letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, one of the chief figures among the Apostolic Fathers.</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p>Translation courtesy of Catholic University of America Press: <a href= "https://verbum.com/product/120401/the-apostolic-fathers" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://verbum.com/product/120401/the-apostolic-fathers</a></p> <p><em>Letter to the Trallians</em> alternate translation at CatholicCulture.org: <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1630" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1630</a></p> <p><em>Letter to the Philadelphians</em> alternate translation at CatholicCulture.org: <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1632" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1632</a></p> <p>Other readings of Ignatius’ Letters: <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/audiobook_authors_titles.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/search/search.cfm?searchgoals=6&andsearch=Ignatius%20audiobooks"