Today is the feast of St. Fabian, died 250. He succeeded St. Antherus as pope in 236 and reigned for 14 years. He was martyred in the persecution of Decius.
His election seemed to be confirmed when a dove flew in and landed on his shoulder. He was a layman and a foreigner, but the holiness and purity of his life was a testament to their choice. He brought the body of St. Pontian back from Sardinia to Rome and condemned the heresy of Privatus. He built basilicas at martyrs' tombs and ordered accounts of their lives put in writing if they were not already. He established the practice of burning the old chrism and consecrating new every Holy Thursday. St. Fabian, pray for us.
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