Feast of Saint James, Apostle
Today is the great feast of St. James! Traditionally the first Apostle to be martyred. St. James the Greater is known for his road of Compostela in Spain. I have never traveled the road, but I have heard a lot of miracles can happen on this road—from being cured of cancer because their faith in God was strengthened to having a spiritual cure moving more intimately with God, or just simply finding God for the first time and accepting him as Lord and Master.
As an Apostle, St. James had the apostolic zeal of spreading the Word of God wherever he went, from Samaria and Judea to Spain. May St. James show us the way to heaven and draw us closer to God on our pilgrim journey, no matter where it takes us.
Reflection by Br. Maximilian Burkhart, OSB
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