St. Andrew
Feast 11-30
Patron of
About
Andrew was a fisherman from Bethsaida in Galilee and the brother of Simon Peter. He was first a disciple of John the Baptist, who pointed him to Jesus as the Lamb of God. Andrew immediately followed Christ and then brought his brother Peter to him, becoming the first-called of the apostles.
According to tradition, Andrew preached the Gospel in Greece and Asia Minor and was martyred at Patras on an X-shaped cross, which came to be known as Saint Andrew's Cross. He is venerated as the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece.
As a fisherman by trade, Andrew is invoked as the patron saint of fishermen and all who work at sea.
Suggested prayer
O God, who called Andrew from his nets to follow Your Son and to bring his brother Peter to You, grant through his intercession that fishermen and all who labor at sea may be kept safe and draw many souls to Christ. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
