Visit-Revisit: Roman Canon (who are those people?)

Rarely do we hear the Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon).
It is too long.
It is repetitious.

Who are all those people?

Even more rarely do we ponder the lives of those mentioned.
Here follows the names and significant biographical data.

... look with favor on these offerings, and accept them as once you accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith, and the bread and wine offered by your priest Melchizedek ...
Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, ...



Abel
second child of Adam and Eve, after Cain, before Seth

Abraham
from Ur, monotheist, married to Sarah,
father of Isaac (who was father of Jacob and Esau)

Melchizedek
priest of Salem (JeruSALEM)

Peter
Paul
Andrew
James
John
Thomas
James
Philip
Bartholomew
Matthew
Simon
Jude



Linus
see 2 Timothy 4:21
became the second pope

Cletus
became the third pope

Clement
see Philippians 4:3
ordained by St Peter
became the fourth pope

Sixtus
became the seventh pope



Cornelius
pope in 251

Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian



Anastasia

and all the saints.