No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. St. Valentine exemplified that same kind of love when through his faith he died for his friends. This is the kind of love that Valentine's Day is really about.
Holiday is derived from the words holy and day .
Our Christian forefathers would be affronted at what has happened to the holiday celebration of Valentine's Day. Our forefathers would be especially shocked at the use of cupids, as they were characters from pagan mythology. They would also be offended at the secularization of this holiday by the substitution of erotic love at the expense of the agape-type love reflected in this remembrance. Historically, this holiday was a day Christians remembered and celebrated in faith. Exchanging cards with hearts and little poems, candy and flowers given to express erotic affection, and images of cupids flying while shooting arrows of love into unsuspecting youths.