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Synaxis in honor of the Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles

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June 30 - Synaxis in honor of the Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles

These Apostles are Apostles of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

All the original Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles are honored by name in the Gospel.

"The names of the twelve Apostles are these: first Simeon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him." (Mt. 10:2-4)

Biography of Original Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles

• Saint Andrew the First-Called - Saint Andrew was the first called Apostle. Saint Andrew is the brother of St. Peter. They were the sons of Jonas.
• Saint Bartholomew or Nathanael the Apostle - Saint Bartholomew was born in Cana of Galilee.
• Holy Apostle James, Brother of John the Evangelist - Saint James is the brother of Saint John. They are the sons of Zebedee.
• St James the Apostle, the brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem - Saint James was the first Bishop of Jerusalem and he wrote an Epistle. Saint James is the son of Cleopas /Clopas / Alpheus, a brother of Saint Joseph, the step-father of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Mary, a first cousin of The Theotokos. His blood brothers are Saint Simon the Apostle and Saint Jude or Thaddeus the Apostle.
• Saint John the Theologian and Evangelist - Saint John wrote one of the four Gospels. Also, he wrote three epistle, and the Book of Revelations. He was a favorite Apostle and the bother of Saint James the Great. They are the sons of Zebedee.
• Saint Jude or Thaddeus the Apostle - Saint Jude wrote an Epistle. Saint Jude is the son of Cleopas /Clopas / Alpheus, a brother of Saint Joseph, the step-father of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Mary, a first cousin of The Theotokos. His blood brothers are St James the Apostle, the brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem and Saint Simon the Apostle.
• Saint Matthew the Evangelist - Saint Matthew wrote one of the four Gospels. Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was the Publican or tax-collector who invited Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ to dinner.
• Saint Peter, the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles - Saint Peter was the first Bishop of Antoich (first Melkite Patriarch) and the first Pope. St. Peter is the brother of Saint Andrew the First-Called. They are the sons of Jonas.
• Saint Philip the Apostle - Saint Philip was born in Beth-saida on the shore of the Lake of Tiberias as was Saint Peter and Saint Andrew.
• Saint Simon the Zealot - Saint Simon is the son of Cleopas /Clopas / Alpheus, a brother of Saint Joseph, the step-father of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Mary, a first cousin of The Theotokos. His blood brothers are St James the Apostle, the brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem and Saint Jude the Apostle.
• Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas - Saint Thomas was late for Christ's appearence to the apostles after his resurrection and for the gathering of the apostles just prior to the death of The Theotokos

Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastichon

KONTAKION (TONE 2)
Today Christ the Rock glorifies with supreme honor the Rock of Faith and Leader of the Apostles, together with Paul and the company of the Twelve, whose memory we celebrate with eager faith, giving glory to the One who gave glory to them.

Feast Day

The Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a feast day. Feasting begins at the beginning of the Vespers of the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul on 28 June evening. Feasting ends just before Vespers of Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles, 30 June, evening.

More Information

The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Peter

The Holy and Illustrious Apostle Andrew, the First-called

Synaxis of the Holy Apostles Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Major Saints

Ikon

Synaxis of the Holy Apostles Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Major Saints

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