July 25 is the feast of St. James the Greater, the brother of John the Evangelist, the first Apostle to be martyred. He was beheaded by order of Herod of Agrippa. James was one of the three Apostles who were particularly close to the Lord. He was there with the Lord and his brother, John, and Peter at the Transfiguration and in the Garden of Gethsemane. He is known as James "the Greater" to distinguish him from the other Apostle by the same name. The title has little to do with his function or the people's regard for him. Rather, it was a term indicating that he was the elder of the two. He is the patron saint of Spain, and the pilgrimage to his burial place, the Way of St. James, or El Camino de Santiago, is one of the most famous pilgrimages in the world. https://lnkd.in/g4W6SYM
St. James the Greater please pray for me & us 🙏
Timothy B Flood
2mo
I know a few people that suffer with this. Great saint 🙏
Dorothy Cristo
2mo
Thank you for sharing this beautiful message. I did not know St. James the Greater was the first Apostle to be martyred. Amen 🙏🏻 ✝️
Matt Eversmann
2mo
Pray for us
Eddie Lowen
2mo
Love this
Amen Amen Amen 🙏
John P. Miller
2mo
St. James Pray for us! Amen 🙏
Tanti McCormick
2mo
St. James the greater, pray for us!
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2moDon’t forget this annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Covadonga. “The Way of St. James to Compostela is widely known about nowadays, especially after its revitalisation and diffusion in the last century, to where thousands of pilgrims go to venerate the remains of the Apostle, but not so much is known about the importance of Oviedo and its San Salvador cathedral, the Sancta Ovetensis, which was the destination of pilgrimages for Catholics even before Santiago. Nor the fact that the first pilgrimage to Compostela, the one made by the King of Asturias Alfonso II “The Chaste” in the early ninth century upon learning of the discovery of the tomb of St. James the Greater, and who ordered the construction of the first chapel in his honour to guard his remains, started from Oviedo, capital of the Asturian kingdom.” https://nscristiandad.es/en/