{"id":1202578,"date":"2022-11-30T01:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T07:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/?p=1202578"},"modified":"2022-11-30T01:45:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T07:45:53","slug":"saint-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lourdescatholic.org\/church\/saint-of-the-day\/1202578\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image:<\/a>\u00a0Saint Andrew<\/em>\u00a0| Jusepe de Ribera | self scanned from own book<\/h6>\n
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Saint of the Day for November 30<\/h4>\n

(d. 60?)<\/h5>\n

Click here to listen<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saint Andrew\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew was Saint Peter\u2019s brother, and was called with him. \u201cAs [Jesus] was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is now called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, \u2018Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.\u2019 At once they left their nets and followed him\u201d (Matthew 4:18-20).<\/p>\n

John the Evangelist presents Andrew as a disciple of John the Baptist. When Jesus walked by one day, John said, \u201cBehold, the Lamb of God.\u201d Andrew and another disciple followed Jesus. \u201cJesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, \u2018What are you looking for?\u2019 They said to him, \u2018Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are you staying?\u2019 He said to them, \u2018Come, and you will see.\u2019 So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day\u201d (John 1:38-39a).<\/p>\n

Little else is said about Andrew in the Gospels. Before the multiplication of the loaves, it was Andrew who spoke up about the boy who had the barley loaves and fishes. When the Gentiles went to see Jesus, they came to Philip, but Philip then had recourse to Andrew.<\/p>\n

Legend has it that Andrew preached the Good News in what is now modern Greece and Turkey and was crucified at Patras on an X-shaped cross.<\/p>\n

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Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n

As in the case of all the apostles except Peter and John, the Gospels give us little about the holiness of Andrew. He was an apostle. That is enough. He was called personally by Jesus to proclaim the Good News, to heal with Jesus\u2019 power and to share his life and death. Holiness today is no different. It is a gift that includes a call to be concerned about the Kingdom, an outgoing attitude that wants nothing more than to share the riches of Christ with all people.<\/p>\n

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Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fishermen
\nGreece
\nRussia
\nScotland<\/p>\n

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Enjoy this recipe in honor of\u00a0Saint Andrew!<\/a><\/h4>\n
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