Going
on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of
Zebedee
and
his brother John. They were in a boat with their father
Zebedee,
preparing
their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately
they left the boat and their father and followed him. - Matthew 4:21, 22
they left the boat and their father and followed him. - Matthew 4:21, 22
"And just as He appeared
before the holy Apostles in true flesh, so now He has us
see Him in the Sacred Bread. Looking at Him with the eyes of
their flesh, they saw only His Flesh, but regarding Him with the eyes of the
spirit, they believed that He was God.
In like
manner, as we
see bread and wine with our bodily eyes, let us see and believe firmly that it
is His Most Holy Body and Blood, True and Living.
For in this way our Lord
is ever present among those who believe in Him, according to
what He said: "Behold, I am
with you all days even to the consummation of the world" (Mt. 28,
20).
St. Francis of Assisi
Painting above: Christ calling the Apostles James and John ~ Edward Armitage
Saint
JAMES (the Greater)
Apostle
and Martyr
Son of Zebedee and
Salome
Brother
of apostle John
Dubbed 'Son
of Thunder'
Patron
of Spain and laborers
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AD
FEAST
DAY - July 25
"Accept
the help that the Virgin and the saints offer you.
Promise
that you will press forward
on
your way to join them." ~ St Francis de Sales
St James, pray for
us!
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