Saint James was a cousin of Jesus and brother of Saint Jude Thaddeus. He was raised Jewish and converted to Christianity. He was one of the Twelve Apostles and one of the first to have see the Risen Christ. He was the first bishop of Jerusalem. He worked with Saint Paul on evangelization and spent much time in prayer on his knees. He died a martyr around the year 62. He is patron of hatmakers.
Prayer O Glorious Saint James, you were our Lord's cousin and at the same time his friend and follower. You wrote that every good and perfect gift comes to us from the Father of lights, and that faith without works is useless. You preached the divinity of Jesus until your death as a martyr. Obtain for us from the Father of lights the great gift of a living faith in Jesus' divinity which will inspire us to unstinting labor in the service of God and our fellow human beings and enable us to reach our heavenly destiny. Amen.
Saint Philip was a disciple of John the Baptist and one of the Twelve Apostles. Little is known about him, but Scripture tells us that he was shy and naive, but practical. He preached in Greece and Asia Minor and was a martyr as well around the year 80 in Phrgia. He is patron of Luxembourg.
Prayer
O Glorious Saint Philip, at the Last Supper you said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father and it will be enough for us." Help us to make this our prayer also and to seek God in all things. Obtain for us the grace to know the Father and Jesus Christ whom he has sent - for in this does eternal life consist.
No comments:
Post a Comment