History
Eugene was a Roman priest who had a reputation for
being generous, gentle and holy. Pope Saint Martin I was in office at the time,
but the Emperor, Constans II, didn’t like him, because Martin was fighting against
a heresy that Constans II thought was true. So Constans had Martin abducted
from the Holy See and carried off into exile. Of course, people still needed a
pope, so Constans had Eugene elected. Most people thought that this meant Pope
Eugene would do whatever Constans told him to do. However, Jesus had promised
that “the gates of hell will not prevail” against the Church (Mt. 16:19), and
Eugene refused to follow Constans’ orders. He stayed true to Christ and taught
the right things.
Activity
Eugene was a holy man,
devoted to Jesus, and that’s why Pope Martin I, before he died, approved of Eugene being given
the papacy. Martin knew that Eugene was close to the Lord and would be a fine
successor to Peter. Today, read Mt. 16:18,19 and thank God for protecting the
Church from error, through every single pope we’ve ever had, even the ones put
in office by people who wanted to change what the Church taught. Here’s a coloring page of Peter as the “rock” on which Jesus built His Church.
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