Happy St. Andrew's Day!

[Confessional Lutheran]

Today is the feast day of my namesake, St. Andrew the Apostle ( who also happens to be the patron Saint of Scotland). Now, St. Andrew was Simon Peter's younger brother, who first told him that " they found the Messiah " ( John 1:41) and led his older brother to Jesus. St. Andrew was one of the disciples of St. John the Baptist who instantly left his old mentor when the latter saw Jesus walking by and said, " behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world" ( John 1:29). I'll provide a couple of links below so those who are interested may have access to the biography of the holy apostle and why he was chosen to be Scotland's patron saint.

http://ourredeemernewark.org/we-remember-st-andrew-apostle/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2261912/st-andrew-who-patron-saint-of-scotland/

 

[MoreCoffee]

Today is the feast day of my namesake, St. Andrew the Apostle ( who also happens to be the patron Saint of Scotland). Now, St. Andrew was Simon Peter's younger brother, who first told him that " they found the Messiah " ( John 1:41) and led his older brother to Jesus. St. Andrew was one of the disciples of St. John the Baptist who instantly left his old mentor when the latter saw Jesus walking by and said, " behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world" ( John 1:29). I'll provide a couple of links below so those who are interested may have access to the biography of the holy apostle and why he was chosen to be Scotland's patron saint.

http://ourredeemernewark.org/we-remember-st-andrew-apostle/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2261912/st-andrew-who-patron-saint-of-scotland/

The Orthodox also say that saint Andrew the apostle was founding bishop of the see of Byzantium (later to become Constantinople). I am not sure how well founded that story is in history but for Christian people in Istanbul it is a comfort I imagine.

 

[Confessional Lutheran]

The Orthodox also say that saint Andrew the apostle was founding bishop of the see of Byzantium (later to become Constantinople). I am not sure how well founded that story is in history but for Christian people in Istanbul it is a comfort I imagine.

It may be. The legend in Scotland was that King Angus of the Picts and Scots saw a huge army of Angles that his own army was scheduled to do battle with. Angus swore that if his people won the day, St. Andrew would become Scotland's patron saint. They did, St. Andrew was named Scotland's patron saint and the rest is history.