All posts tagged: Apostles

July 3 – St. Thomas, Apostle – (LBW December 21) – St. Thomas was a Jew, called to be one of the twelve Apostles. St. Thomas is […]

June 29 – St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles – This feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition to the same […]

May 1 – St. Philip and St. James, Apostles – (RC May 3) – We know nothing of James but his name and the fact that he […]

October 28 – St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles – Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not […]

August 24 – St. Bartholomew, Apostle – 1st century, one of the 12. All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in […]

July 25 St. James the Elder, Apostle James, son of Zebedee (died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was a son of […]

June 29 – St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles – This feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition to the same […]

June 11 – St. Barnabas, Apostle – Born Joseph, he was renamed after he converted to Christianity. Following his conversion he gave all his money and property […]

May 14 – St. Matthias, Apostle – (Feb 24 for some) – So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. Then […]

October 28 – St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles – Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not […]