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Valentines Day?
Do you know why we celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Today it is mainly so that we can tell people that we care about them, give and receive cards, and enjoy chocolate and candy.
But according to history, St. Valentine’s Day is meant for people to remember a brave man, a martyr whose name was Valentine.

The Story of St. Valentine

The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted to stay home to be with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars.

Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.

Valentine, who was a priest, believed that people needed to get married. He thought that if they were not married, they would be tempted to sin by living together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway! He performed the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not find out.

But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the Emperor. The Emperor thought Valentine was a well spoken and wise young man, and encouraged him to stop being a Christian and become a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he refused. He was sent to prison until he could be executed.

According to history, Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl—who may have been his jailor's daughter—who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today. . While he was in prison, he sent out other letters to his friends and asked to be prayed for by writing “Remember your Valentine.”

Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honor of St. Valentine.

Monroe, WA

One of the many things I love about Monroe is, in the 23 yrs I've been Executive Director for Matthew House, we have been able to work with many other ministries supporting each other to help familes in need.

Here is Sarah Lunstrum, from Take The Next Step, getting blankets and hats to give to the homeless and families in need.

Love our communiry, our people and all our donors, churches and non-profits.

Your ALL the best!!!!! Love and appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart!!! ❤️

❤️ We helped raised blankets for mothers in cars, homeless, etc. We were able to raise 1,000 pds of blankets n hats to give to familes and to other agencies to give out through their ministries. We have such incredible giving people!!!!!!!