Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And St Timothy and Titus

Stand In The Gap With Us And St Timothy and Titus 1/26/2024

By the time I was born, my Mother had already begun investigating the Catholic Faith and she decided to name me after St. Timothy.

Growing up, I did not understand that but I certainly was called Tim, Timothy, Timmy even though it was my middle name. I actually thought Timothy was a sissy name so when I got older, I preferred my first name, Donald. Donald comes from the Celtic language meaning Chief.

When I began to really take a strong look at my Catholic roots in the latter 1970's, I began to discover who St. Timothy was and I began to appreciate my Mother's reason for naming me after St. Timothy.

The name Timothy comes from the Greek meaning, "honoring God" or "honored by God" which certainly means a lot to me now!

St. Timothy was born near Lycaonian which was located in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) who became a Catholic Convert through the teaching of St. Paul. 2 Timothy 1:5 St. Paul writes to Timothy, "I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well."

The faith that Timothy was taught came from the Jews so the Old Testament Scriptures were what St. Paul was speaking of, but Timothy received the oral teaching of the New Testament from St. Paul. St. Paul visited Lystra about 50 A.D. finding Timothy being well respected in the Community.

At this point, St. Paul invited Timothy to travel with him on his journeys spreading the Gospel. It was through the authority of St. Paul that Timothy was ordained to the priesthood. 1 Timothy 4:14-16 states, "Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you.