ENGLISH:
The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the apostles of Jesus Christ and the brother of the Apostle Peter. His great missionary legacy led him to become the patron saint of several countries, including Romania and Scotland. His feast day is November 30.
Andrew was a fisherman by trade, born in Bethsaida. A disciple of John the Forerunner, he left St. John to follow Jesus Christ following his baptism and brought along his brother, the Apostle Peter. Both are numbered among the Twelve Great Apostles. After Pentecost, the lot fell to St. Andrew to preach in:
Byzantium: he appointed St. Stachys as its first bishop
Thrace, Peloponnese, Greece, and Epirus: he converted many to the Faith and ordained bishops and priests for them
Georgia: he entered Georgia from Ajara, preached Christianity in Atsquri, built small church there and left miracle-working icon of Theotokos.
Rus' lands: in Kiev he planted a cross on one of the high hills of Kiev, and he prophesied a city that would have many golden-domed churches, and a bright Christian future for the Rus' people.
St. Andrew was martyred in Peloponnese, in the city of Patras. The Proconsul Aegeates' family believed in the miracles and preaching of St. Andrew, and the enraged Proconsul tortured and crucified St. Andrew. The new converts wanted to remove him from his cross, but the saint would not allow them. Instead, he comforted them from the cross and as he prayed an extraordinary light encompassed him for about a half hour. When it left, he gave up his soul. It was the year 62 AD.
Andrew was a fisherman by trade, born in Bethsaida. A disciple of John the Forerunner, he left St. John to follow Jesus Christ following his baptism and brought along his brother, the Apostle Peter. Both are numbered among the Twelve Great Apostles. After Pentecost, the lot fell to St. Andrew to preach in:
Byzantium: he appointed St. Stachys as its first bishop
Thrace, Peloponnese, Greece, and Epirus: he converted many to the Faith and ordained bishops and priests for them
Georgia: he entered Georgia from Ajara, preached Christianity in Atsquri, built small church there and left miracle-working icon of Theotokos.
Rus' lands: in Kiev he planted a cross on one of the high hills of Kiev, and he prophesied a city that would have many golden-domed churches, and a bright Christian future for the Rus' people.
St. Andrew was martyred in Peloponnese, in the city of Patras. The Proconsul Aegeates' family believed in the miracles and preaching of St. Andrew, and the enraged Proconsul tortured and crucified St. Andrew. The new converts wanted to remove him from his cross, but the saint would not allow them. Instead, he comforted them from the cross and as he prayed an extraordinary light encompassed him for about a half hour. When it left, he gave up his soul. It was the year 62 AD.
Hymns
Troparion (Tone 4) Andrew, first-called of the Apostlesand brother of the foremost disciple,entreat the Master of allto grant peace to the worldand to our souls great mercy.
Kontakion (Tone 2) Let us praise Andrew, the herald of God,the namesake of courage,the first-called of the Savior's disciplesand the brother of Peter.As he once called to his brother, he now cries out to us:"Come, for we have found the One whom the world desires!"
Troparion (Tone 4) Andrew, first-called of the Apostlesand brother of the foremost disciple,entreat the Master of allto grant peace to the worldand to our souls great mercy.
Kontakion (Tone 2) Let us praise Andrew, the herald of God,the namesake of courage,the first-called of the Savior's disciplesand the brother of Peter.As he once called to his brother, he now cries out to us:"Come, for we have found the One whom the world desires!"
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ESPAÑOL:
El santo, glorioso y loable apóstol Andrés el Primero-Llamado fue el primero de los apóstoles de Jesucristo y hermano del apóstol Pedro. Su gran legado misionero lo llevó a convertirse en el santo patrón de varios países, entre ellos Rumania y Escocia. Su fiesta es el 30 de noviembre. Andrés era un pescador de oficio, nacido en Betsaida. Discípulo de Juan el Precursor, dejó a San Juan para seguir a Jesucristo después de su bautismo y trajo consigo a su hermano, el Apóstol Pedro. Ambos se cuentan entre los Doce Grandes Apóstoles. Después de Pentecostés, la suerte recayó en San Andrés para predicar en:
Bizancio: nombró a San. Stachys como su primer obispo
Tracia, Peloponeso, Grecia y Epiro: convirtió a muchos a la Fe y les ordenó obispos y sacerdotes.
Georgia: entró en Georgia desde Ajara, predicó el cristianismo en Atsquri, construyó una pequeña iglesia allí y dejó el icono milagroso de la Theotokos.
Tierras de Rus: en Kiev plantó una cruz en una de las altas colinas de Kiev, y profetizó una ciudad que tendría muchas iglesias con cúpulas doradas y un futuro cristiano brillante para la gente de Rus.
San Andrés fue martirizado en el Peloponeso, en la ciudad de Patras. La familia del Procónsul Aegeates creía en los milagros y la predicación de San Andrés, y el enfurecido Procónsul torturó y crucificó a San Andrés. Los nuevos conversos querían sacarlo de su cruz, pero el santo no se lo permitió. En cambio, los consoló desde la cruz y mientras oraba una luz extraordinaria lo envolvió durante aproximadamente media hora. Cuando se fue, entregó su alma. Era el año 62 d.C.
Himnos:
Troparion (Tono 4) Andrés, primer llamado de los Apóstoles y hermano del primer discípulo, suplica al Maestro de todo que conceda paz al mundo y gran misericordia a nuestras almas.
Kontakion (Tono 2) Alabemos a Andrés, el heraldo de Dios, el homónimo de valor, el primer llamado de los discípulos del Salvador y el hermano de Pedro. Como una vez llamó a su hermano, ahora nos grita: "Ven , porque hemos encontrado a Aquel a quien el mundo desea! "
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