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Andrew was born in Bethsaida, and like his brother Simon Peter he was a fisherman and a disciple of St. John the Baptist. One day Our Lord passed by, and his cousin John declared, “behold, the Lamb of God.” Andrew and another disciple immediately followed after Jesus, listening to His teachings. Andrew eagerly related everything to his brother, and the two became disciples of Our Lord, though they also continued their fishing trade. For leading Peter to Our Lord, St. Bede the Venerable calls Andrew “the Introductor to Christ”. After the Miracle at Cana, Our Lord called Andrew and Peter permanently from their boats to become fishers of men, and His first two Apostles. After Pentecost, Andrew preached throughout southeastern Europe, catching many converts in his net of evangelization. He met his martyrdom in Patras, Greece, where the Roman governor ordered him bound to a cross in the shape of an X. Andrew suffered on the cross for two days, preaching the entire time, until he finally expired. Universally popular, Andrew is the primary patron of Scotland, whose national flag features a white “saltire” or St. Andrew’s Cross; of Russia, whose naval ensign features a blue saltire; and of many other countries, cities, guilds, orders, and fishermen.
AT Patras, in Achaia, the birthday [into heaven] of the apostle St. Andrew, who preached the gospel of Christ in Thrace and Scythia. Being apprehended by the proconsul AEgaeas, he was shut up in prison, severely scourged, and finally, being suspended on a cross, he lived two days on it, teaching the people. Having besought our Lord not to permit that he should be taken down from the cross, he was surrounded with a great brightness from heaven, and when the light disappeared he breathed his last.
At Rome, the martyrdom of the Saints Castulus and Euprepis.
At Constantinople, St. Maura, virgin and martyr.
Also, St. Justina, virgin and martyr.
At Saintes, the holy bishop Trojanus, a man of great sanctity, who shows by many miracles that he lives in heaven, though buried on earth.
At Rome, St. Constantius, confessor, who strongly opposed the Pelagians, and by enduring many injuries from them, gained a place among holy confessors.
In Palestine, blessed Zosimus, confessor, who was distinguished by sanctity and miracles in the time of the emperor Justin.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.