St. Andrew the Apostle: Feast Day, Patronage & Prayers
Feast day: November 30 (Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle)
Patron of: Scotland, Greece, Russia, and fishermen.
About St. Andrew the Apostle
St. Andrew, a fisherman of Bethsaida and the brother of Simon Peter, was first a disciple of John the Baptist. When John pointed to Jesus and said, "Behold the Lamb of God," Andrew followed Him, spent the day with Him, and then went straight to find his brother with the news: "We have found the Messiah." For this reason the Eastern Churches call him the Protokletos, the First-Called. Andrew appears in the Gospels as the one who brings others to Jesus, including the boy with five loaves and two fishes and the Greeks who wished to see the Lord.
According to ancient tradition, after Pentecost Andrew preached around the Black Sea and in Greece, and he was martyred at Patras in Achaia. Later tradition says he was bound to an X-shaped cross, now called the saltire or St. Andrew's Cross, which appears on the flag of Scotland. His feast on November 30 falls near the start of Advent and begins the popular St. Andrew Christmas Novena. Andrew shows us the simplest form of evangelization: telling someone we love that we have found Christ.
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