Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
1st Century
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Saint Bartholomew, also called Nathanael in Scripture, was one of the twelve apostles.
When Jesus met him, He said, “He is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.” Bartholomew followed Christ from this moment on.
After the Resurrection, he witnessed Jesus’s appearance on the Sea of Tiberias, the third appearance of the Risen Christ to the apostles.
Bartholomew’s devotion drove him to preach in India and Armenia, where he was flayed and beheaded by King Astyages and ultimately crowned as a martyr.
Saint Bartholomew, pray for us!
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Prayer for the gift of faith
O Glorious St. Bartholomew, Jesus called you a person without guile and you saw in this word a sign that he was the Son of God and King of Israel. Obtain for us the grace to be ever guileless and innocent as doves. At the same time, help us to have your gift of faith to see the Divine hand in the events of daily life. May we discern the signs of the times that lead to Jesus on earth and will eventually unite us to him forever in heaven.
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