Who was Saint Valentine? Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Did you know that Saint Valentine was executed because he stood up for marriage and commitment?
My regular Wednesday morning guest on 98.5 Sonshine FM is Ross Clifford is the Principal of Morling College in New South Wales and current President of the Baptist Union of Australia. Each week we chat about a range of issues relating to spirituality and belief.
Today we discussed the origins of Valentine’s Day. We looked at how the tradition of exchanging Valentine’s Day cards began and what importance we should put on Valentine’s Day. We also talked about why it’s celebrated on the 14th of February.
During the discussion I talked about receiving thanks from a friend for the Valentine’s gift that I delivered to her door in the early hours of February the 14th around 20 years ago. Only problem was that I didn’t deliver it. It wasn’t from me. No matter how much I tried to convince her that it wasn’t me, she just smiled and continued to thank me. I still wonder to this day who the poor guy was that selected such a lovely gift, secretly delivered it, and then got no recognition for it at all.
If you’d like to hear our discussions about Valentine’s Day click here.
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