Today is the feast day of St. Mark the Evangelist. Tradition has it that this is the same John Mark, the cousin of St. Barnabus who was on the first missionary expedition of St. Paul – which was actually led by Barnabus. For some reason Paul went on his own for his second and third missionary trips. Tradition has it that in the course of time, Mark founded the Church in Alexandria and later resided in Rome where, with St. Peter, as his source, wrote the Gospel of Mark. There are other traditions and scholars debate them to this date. In any case, we honor the St. Mark the Evangelist on this day. Continue reading
The Feast of St. Mark
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