St Andrew (feast day 30th november)
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Date: 04 December 2013 07:47:03
I should've done this before, but life itself takes over. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, who was crucified on a cross like the one on the Scottish flag. The flag is called a saltire. St Andrew was the brother of St Peter, and both were fishermen. They were the first two who decided to follow Jesus, leaving everything else behind. They were the first disciples, and after Jesus's death, resurrection and rising to Heaven, became Apostles and continued to spread Jesus' word. Andrew is said to be the one who told Jesus about a little boy having five loaves and two fish with him, one day when Jesus was preaching. This became the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Like Peter who was crucified on an upside down cross as he considered himself unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus, Andrew was crucified on the saltire, or St Andrew's cross as it is now known, for the same reason of unworthingness of comparisons to Jesus.
A Prayer for St Andrew’s Day
God, our loving Father,
St Andrew introduced Peter,
the Greek visitors,
& the little boy with loaves & fishes,
to your Son, Jesus Christ.
May we be like him
in sharing friendship and hospitality,
and in faithfulness to Jesus
and his Kingdom of justice,
love & peace.
May our country be a community
in which everyone matters,
everyone has an honoured place,
and the dignity of each is assured
by our faith in you as Father of us all.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
AMEN