ST JASON, DISCIPLE OF ST PAUL

ST JASON, DISCIPLE OF ST PAUL - 25 JUNE

SAINT JASON, DISCIPLE OF ST PAUL

Saint Jason (June 25) was a disciple of the Apostle Saint Paul. According to Romans 16:21, Paul calls him and Sosipater his kinsmen and sends them greetings from Rome. According to Acts 17:5 ff., Saint Paul stayed in Thessalonica at the home of Saint Jason; a mob, incited by the local Jews, appeared there to seize Saint Paul and his companions. Failing to find him, they dragged Jason and several brethren before the city authorities, alleging that the men Jason had harboured were causing unrest in the city and acting against the Emperor's decrees by proclaiming another - namely Jesus - as king. Jason obtained bail - presumably promising not to harbour Saint Paul and his companions any longer - and was released; he then sent Saint Paul and Silas to Beroea by night. Among the Greeks, Saint Jason is venerated alongside Saint Sosipater (Sopater) on April 27, April 28, and April 29 - dates on which they also appear in the Bollandists*' lists of omitted entries. However, on June 25 (de Sosipatro et Jasone), the Bollandists* explicitly note that our Saint Jason (Paul's disciple) must be clearly distinguished from the Saint Jason listed in the Roman Martyrology* on July 12 as a "disciple of Christ" - who is also known as Mnason (Nason). They also demonstrate that the Sopater (Sosipater) associated with this Mnason - Sopater son of Pyrrhus, from Beroea, who according to the Bible accompanied the holy Apostle Paul (Acts 20:4), was a "disciple of Christ," and was distinct from Sosipater of Patras in Achaia, a kinsman of Saint Paul. According to the Menologium of Basil* (cited by the Bollandists* in their June 25 section) Saint Jason was from Tarsus in Cilicia, where he reportedly later became bishop. After he had led his church, and Saint Sosipater the church of Iconium, for some time, they are said to have travelled together to the West and arrived in Corfu (Corcyra); there, they converted seven robbers in prison and performed many miracles - enduring great suffering in the process - but eventually died in peace after a highly blessed ministry. See Saint Sosipater. (V. 4–7.)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 149)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Jason may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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