20 When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!

Through Christ our Lord, Amen. 7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den. For the second son of David also known as Daniel, see May, Dann J (December 1993).

It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. In fact, Daniel was so honest and hardworking that the other government officials—those who were jealous of him—could find nothing against him to cause him to be removed from office. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

And he could not sleep.19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. He served St. Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padua, in missionary efforts. It parallels and complements chapter 3, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: each begins with the jealousy of non-Jews towards successful Jews and an imperial edict requiring them to compromise their religion, and concludes with divine deliverance and a king who confesses the greatness of the God of the Jews a… His enemies (under the Persian monarch) got a penal law passed against any one who "asked a petition of any god or man for 30 days" except the Persian King. 4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. L'effectif de cette société est de 61 et le nombre de Dirigeant est de 2. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, © Copyright 2020 Catholic Online. Thank you. It is not to be confused with This article is about the biblical prophet. Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל ‎ – Dāniyyēl, meaning "God is my Judge"; Greek: Δανιήλ Daniḗl) is the hero of the biblical Book of Daniel.

He still prays three times a day.”When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.

_____ Saint Daniel, In your bravery you stood in faith despite the threat of imminent danger. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. and when cast into the lion's den, you muzzled lions. He still prays three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. Daniel was Jewish by descent and a deacon.

Daniel was an old man, and everything he had ever done for several kings, had always been right.

18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. The last mention of Daniel in the Book of Daniel is in the third year of Cyrus (Daniel is not a prophet in Judaism: prophecy is reckoned to have ended with The Jewish rabbis of the first millennium CE reckoned Daniel to be the most distinguished member of the Babylonian diaspora, unsurpassed in piety and good deeds, firm in his adherence to the Law despite being surrounded by enemies who sought his ruin, and in the first few centuries CE they wrote down the legends that had grown up around his name.