Hello everyone and
welcome to Saint Study Episode 108 – “St. Bartholomew”
Thank you for
joining us – maybe we can all learn enough today that by the end of
the program we will say, “I didn’t know that” (But now I do!)
What is a saint?
A Canonized Saint is someone recognized by the Church as having led a
life of great charity & heroic virtue. Their example of how to conquer
any sin imaginable is so important that it was worth recognizing these
men & women in a significant way. Anyone (canonized or not) whose soul
was cleansed in Purgatory and now resides in Heaven is a Saint. It is
every Christian’s goal to become a saint.
We always begin our
learning by inviting the Holy Spirit to be with us…
In the Name Of The
Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Amen.
Dear Heavenly
Father we ask you to be with us as we hear about the lives of your
Saints. We ask that our minds be open and that you may fill us with
the knowledge that was so loved by the men and women who lived lives
of heroic virtue and great charity. Allow us to understand and emulate
these Saints who we now know are in your company. In your name we
pray, Amen.
Let’s look at The
Saint for this week St. Bartholomew
Saints Birth,
Life-Bio, Death, Feast Day,
Born in Galilee
Known sometimes as
Nathaniel (Gospel of John)
One of the Twelve
Apostles
Probably a close
friend of Saint Philip
Bartholomew’s name
(sometimes Nathaniel) is always mentioned in the Gospels in
connection with Philip
It was Philip who
brought Bartholomew to Jesus
May have written a
gospel, now lost; it is mentioned in other writings of the time.
May have preached in
Asia Minor, Ethiopia, India and Armenia; some one did, leaving
behind assorted writings, and local tradition says it was
Bartholomew.
Converted Polymius,
King of Armenia to Christianity which infuriated King Astyages of
Babylon who tradition says ordered St. Bartholomew’s execution.
Martyr. flayed alive
at Albanopolis, Armenia
Relics at Saint
Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, and in the cathedral in
Canterbury, England
Feast Day
24 August
(Roman calendar)
11 June (Orthodox
calendar)
Patronage
is the patron
saint
against nervous
diseases
against neurological
diseases
against twitching
Armenia
Bookbinders
Butchers
Cobblers
Florentine cheese
merchants
Shoemakers
Tanners
trappers
whiteners
Representation
Cross
elderly man holding
a tanner’s knife and a human skin
tanner’s knife
bright red
(skinless) man holding his own skin
Conclusions –
Interesting notes about their life or sainthood
Another early martyr
for Christianity
The apostles were
effecting key people in the kingdoms they visited and preached in
I.E. Polymius, King
of Armenia.
St. Bartholomew
inspired this King and all of his followers to accept Christianity and
be baptized into the new faith.
Homework
I would like you to
ask your priest or other clergy you may be acquainted with who his or
her favorite saints are and why.
Preview of next episode
– Episode #109 – St. James the Greater The Apostle
References
NOTE: Remember
that I am a layman and part of my goal is to show everyone that a vast
amount of reputable information about the Catholic faith is readily
available.
The Internet and book
stores have vastly increased the information the previously was
inaccessible.
