Morning Prayer - WEDNESDAY, 03 May 2023

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - May 3, 2023 | Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles

"Philip said to him, 'Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.'" - John 14:8

Today is the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James. Like Sts. Peter and Andrew, St. Philip was from Bethsaida, in Galilee. According to tradition, he was crucified at Hierapolis in Phyrgia, where he had preached the Gospel. He introduced St. Bartholomew (Nathaniel) to Christ. Christ declared to St. Philip, "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father...I am the Father and the Father is in me" (Jn 14:8, 11).

St. James was a cousin of Our Lord. He is often called St. James the Less because of St. Mark's reference to him as "the younger" (Mk 15:40). As bishop of Jerusalem, St. James wrote an Epistle of the New Testament. He was thrown from the terrace of the Temple and then stoned to death.

Like Sts. Philip and James, let us place our confidence in God amidst the trials and challenges that we may encounter.

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