The Assembly of the Holy Glorious and Praiseworthy Apostles Even though each one of the Twelve Great Apostles has their own special day of celebration throughout the year, nevertheless the Church has set aside this day as a festal assembly of all the apostles together and with them, Paul. These are the names and the separate days of the celebrations of the Holy Twelve [listed as Old/Julian Calendar dates] : Saint Peter, June 29 and January 16 Saint Andrew, November 30 Saint James, the Son of Zebedee, April 30 Saint John the Theologian, September 26 and May 8 Saint Philip, November 14 Saint Bartholomew, June 11 and August 25 Saint Thomas, October 6 Saint Matthew the Evangelist, November 16 Saint James, the Son of Alphaeus, October 9 Saint Thaddeus or Jude, the Brother of James, June 19 Saint Simon the Zealot, May 10 Saint Matthias, August 9 Saint Paul, June 29 Let us also mention how each one of these most holy and most beneficial men in the history of the world ended their earthly life: Saint Peter was crucified upside down; Saint Andrew was crucified; Saint James, the son of Zebedee, was beheaded; Saint John the Theologian died in a miraculous manner; Saint Philip was crucified; Saint Bartholomew was crucified, scrapped, and beheaded; Saint Thomas was pierced with five spears; Saint Matthew the Evangelist was burned alive; Saint James, the son of Alphaeus, was crucified; Saint Thaddeus or Jude, the Brother of James, was crucified; Saint Simon the Zealot was crucified; Saint Matthias was stoned and then was beheaded after death; Saint Paul was beheaded.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000
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