Comparing St. Ignatius's Letter To The West
St. Ignatius of Antioch, during the persecutions of Christians, was arrested near the coast of the Mediterranean. Under the guard of the Romans, he was being taken to the capital in Rome, where he would later become a martyr. On his way to Rome, he urged other Christians to stay out of the way and not to intervene with the Roman guards. St. Ignatius of Antioch did not want to be saved by his fellow Christians, but by God. He was looking forward to his death so that he can final reach Christ. He wanted “to die in union with Christ’s passion,” he wanted to suffer just as Christ suffered on the cross. In St. Ignatius’s letters, it was clear that he was whole heartedly devoted in mind and in heart toward Christ. He says, “By their mistreatment