Saint Andrew

 

November 30^th

 

 

Saint Andrew

 

Before Jesus

There was John

Andrew was

A disciple of John’s

 

One day

Jesus was walking

Beside the Sea of Galilee

He saw two brothers

Who were fishermen

And he said to them

“Come follow me

And I will make you fishers of men”

 

They immediately

Laid down their poles

And decided

To follow this mysterious man

 

Later on

Andrew was the one

Who found

The little boy

With the two fish

And the 5 barley loafs

And immediately

A miracle was done

 

After Jesus’ Resurrection

We don’t know where

But we know

Andrew preached God’s word

Wherever he could

Until he

Died a martyr’s death

 

Today there

Are many churches

Named in his honor

And he is

The patron Saint

Of Scotland and Russia

 

Tradition states

That if you say a certain prayer

Fifteen times between today and Christmas  

A miracle

May be possible

Today, November 30^th, is his feast day

And I was baptized

At Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church

February 6^th 1955, in Pittsburgh Pa.

 

Also the day of

My Mother and Father’s first wedding anniversary

 

Robert P. Wallman

February-26^th-2011