St. Andrew

"We have found the Messiah."
- St. Andrew to St. Peter, John 1:41

Today is the feast day of St. Andrew. Andrew was one of the twelve apostles and was the brother of St. Peter. Andrew was a fisherman and a disciple of St. John the Baptist before he was a disciple of Jesus. After he heard St. John the Baptist say (when pointing to Jesus), "Behold the Lamb of God!" he decided to follow Jesus. Andrew was one of the first disciples of Jesus, and was the one who mentioned the barley loaves and fishes in John 6:8-9. After Jesus' Ascension, it is said that Andrew was sent out to preach in what is now Greece and Turkey. He was crucified in Patras, Greece, but not in the same way Jesus was; he was tied to the cross and not nailed to it. He lived for two days on the cross and preached to the people who gathered around him. He is the patron saint of fishermen, Russia, and Scotland. 

St. Andrew, pray for us!

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Picture Of And Information About St. Andrew Taken From:

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=109

http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/

http://www.standrewsumner.org/