The Departure of St . Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St . Mark .

On this day also, of the year 135 A .D ., St . Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St . Mark,departed . This saint was an honorable and learned man before his ordination . He was baptized bySt . Mark the Apostle, along with his father, his mother and others . St . Anianus, the second pope,ordained him a deacon, then a priest, and appointed him to preach, and teach the people . He waschosen for the papacy to succeed Pope Primus . He shepherded his people with the best of care forten years . He departed at a pleasing good old age .May his prayers be with us . Amen .