#st. andrew

[beautiful-belgium]

Unknown master - Altar dedicated to St. Andrew (c. 1602), St James's Church, Liège

Photography by Declercq, Jacques, IRPA, 1997

CC BY 4.0 KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium)

[thatwritererinoriordan]

[amateurmonastic]

Okay, it's St. Andrew's day, so you have to do this hymn. It's not the tune I grew up with, but I like it: "Restoration" from The Southern Harmony

[amateurmonastic]

Anybody else feel like crying? Here, try this--

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (November 30)

On November 30, Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast of St. Andrew, apostle and martyr. 

A fisherman from Bethsaida and brother of Simon Peter, St. Andrew is said to have spread Christianity in Russia and Asia minor after Pentecost in the first century.

He was crucified by the Romans in Greece on an X-shaped cross, which is now his distinctive symbol as well as the symbol of Scotland, of which he is the patron.

St. Andrew demonstrated his love for his brother along with his apostolic zeal when, convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, he sought out St. Peter.

“Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, 'we have found the Messiah.' Then he brought him to Jesus.” (Jn. 1:40-42)

Some of St. Andrew's remains were brought to Scotland in the fourth century, though parts of his skeleton lie in the crypt of the cathedral in Amalfi, Italy, where they are removed twice a year and produce a clear, water like substance.

The substance, called “manna,” is said to have miraculous attributes.

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Anyone else planning any divination for St. Andrew’s Eve this weekend?

[pesura]

ep stream: St. Andrew - No Rain No Flowers EP (Fauxpas Musik, 2024)

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