30 November

It’s the feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the first to be called by Jesus.

Above: San Andrés Apóstol, by El Greco, c. 1614

From John’s gospel:

Then Jesus turned about, and saw them follow, and said unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say by interpretation, Master) where dwellest thou?

He said unto them, Come, and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two which had heard it of John, and that followed him.

The same found his brother Simon first, and said unto him, We have found that Messiah which is by interpretation, that Christ.