Main »
2012 » November » 27 » Today's saint
|
- Holy Apostle Philip
- He was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and a diligent student of the Law
and the Prophets. When he first met Jesus, he followed Him right away
and told Nathanael, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also
the Prophets wrote" (John 1) After Christ's Ascension, Philip was
chosen to proclaim the Gospel in Asia (the western province of Asia
Minor). He traveled with Bartholomew (commemorated June 11) and his
sister Mariamne, all of them joyfully enduring great sufferings and
persecutions in the Lord's service. In Hierapolis in Phrygia, they
healed the Governor's wife of an eye affliction, and she believed in the
Lord. The Governor was so infuriated by this that he had Philip
crucified upside-down. At the moment he gave up his soul to God, the
ground opened, swallowing up a great many pagan priests and the
Governor. Many of the surviving pagans, terrified, believed in Christ
and were baptized by Bartholomew. Saint Bartholomew went on to preach
the Gospel in many places; Mariamne traveled to the Jordan River, where
she reposed in peace.
-
Among the Slavic peoples, the Nativity Fast is often called Filipovka since it commences immediately after this feast.
source:http://www.abbamoses.com
|
|
Category: Today's saint |
Views: 1003 |
Added by: abat
| Rating: 0.0/0 |
