🌟 Saint of the Day: St. Bartholomew the Apostle 🌟 St. Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, was one of the Twelve Apostles. He came from Cana in Galilee, the town where Jesus turned water into wine. After the Resurrection, he spread the Gospel as far as India and Armenia, where he is honored as one of the first evangelizers. His faith cost him his life—he was skinned alive and beheaded for refusing to deny Christ. Today, his relics are venerated in Rome at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Ti

Apostle Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, carried the gospel farther east than almost any of the Twelve. From Judea to Mesopotamia, Persia, and Armenia, he preached where the name of Jesus had never been heard. When he first met Jesus, he declared one of the strongest confessions in Scripture: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.” John 1:49 His journey and martyrdom helped shape some of the earliest Christian communities in the East. | Ancient Levant

First Reading | Thursday, Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle | August 24, 2023 First Reading: Revelation 21:9B-14 | Gospel Readings Special Devotions for Busy People