Saints of the Week

Saint Tarcisius

Feast Day: 15th August

Virtue: Reverence

Tarcisius lived in Rome. He served Holy Mass in the Catacombs, where the Christians

 worshipped God because they were persecuted by the pagans.

One day, Tarcisius was carrying the blessed Sacrament to the martyrs in prison when he was caught and beaten. But he did not give up the Eucharist. The Christians buried his body with honour in the catacombs. This happened in the third century.

The story of Tarcisius reminds us how much the Christians loved the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Mass and Holy Communion gave them strength to die for their faith.

Tarcisius teaches children to love Jesus in the Eucharist as their best friend. He will help them to be good and to make sacrifices for their Holy Faith as Tarcisius did, for he gave his life for the love of Jesus.

We should ask St Tarcisius for a greater love of Jesus in Holy Communion.