SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES-today's SAINTS

SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES




Everything that we know
About Philip
Comes from the New Testament


He was
Probably a disciple of John
Then began to follow Jesus


He also persuaded Nathaniel
To follow Jesus


At the feeding of the 5,000
He was concerned
That there was not enough bread and fish
To feed the 5,000


After finding Andrew and Peter
Jesus-leaving for Galilee-finds Philip
And says-“Follow me”


Philip-in turn-finds Nathaniel ( also called Bartholomew )
And tells him,
“We have found the one
Moses wrote about in the law
And about whom the prophets also wrote
Jesus of Nazareth-the son of Joseph”


Nathaniel says,
“Nazareth-can anything good come from there?”


Philip responds, “come and see”


Philip is believed
To have preached the Gospel in Phyrgia
After Christ’s Resurrection
And usually
Is represented by a cross
Or with loaves of bread
To recall his part
In the feeding of the 5000


JAMES THE LESS


Another apostle of Jesus
He was the son of Alphaeus
And it is believed
His mother stood at the foot of the cross
As Jesus was crucified


He also
May have written
The letter of James


It is believed
He was beat to death
With a club
After being sentenced to be stoned
By the Sanhedrin in 62 AD


His feast day
Along with the apostle Philip
Is May the 3^rd


Robert P. Wallman
5-3-12