{"id":2440,"date":"2018-01-26T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2440"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:12:09","slug":"st-timothy-feast-day-jan-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-timothy-feast-day-jan-26","title":{"rendered":"Happy Feast Day of St. Timothy (Feast Day &#8211; Jan 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Timothy was a close friend and confidant of ST. Paul. He was was baptized and later ordained to the priesthood by St. Paul. 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