Feast of Jason of Thessalonica
July 12, 2023
It is the Feast Day of Jason of Thessalonica, and early Christian believer mentioned in Acts 17:5–9 and Romans 16:21.
Tradition says that Jason was numbered among the Seventy Disciples who were sent out on mission by Jesus two by two.
Jason is remembered as an official saint in Catholic and Orthodox traditions. That means that, while all believers are saints in that they are set apart for God's purposes, some are remembered as examples because of their exemplary lives from which we can all learn.
My take-away from Jason's life today is that he was a friend to Paul. All great men and women need friends to stand with and for them. Without our friends, we cannot accomplish all that we are called to do.
While on his second missionary journey, Paul stayed at Salonika, in the house of Jason. While there, Paul, the Apostle, stirred the city with his preaching.