Saint Andrew the Apostle (November 30)

Saint Andrew, Patron Saint of Fisherman, followed Jesus. Please help all fisherman and farmers so they may provide sustainable healthy food to all people throughout the world, especially for the poorest, the weakest and youngest among us, that they will be fulfilled, we pray to you Lord. Amen.

Christopher G.

The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew by Caravaggio 

Learn about and pray the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena

Relics

Inside the church (Saint Andrew"s Cathedral in Patras, Greece) are kept relics of the apostle Saint Andrew, which consist of the small finger, part of the top of the cranium of the Apostle, and small portions of the cross on which he was martyred, all kept in a special shrine. The holy skull of the Apostle was sent there from St. Peter's Basilica, Rome in September 1964, on the orders of Pope Paul VI. Cardinal Bea led the party of 15 cardinals that presented the relic to Bishop Constantine of Patras on 24 September 1964. Thousands of people (among them prime minister George Papandreou) and many Greek Orthodox bishops participated in the reception ceremony of the precious skull. After a procession through the streets of the city, the precious skull was placed in a special silver mitre inside the church. The cross of. St. Andrew was taken from Greece during the Crusades by the Duke of Burgundy. Parts of the cross were kept since Middle Ages in the church of St. Victor in Marseilles. They were returned to Patras on 19 January 1980. ...