Ignatius of Antioch

“Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.”

“I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.”

“Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.”

“Now I begin to be a disciple... Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment... come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.”

“Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in Heaven and Earth, is brought to an end.”

“Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.”