Holy Apostle James the son of Alphaeus one of the Twelve Apostles, was the brother of the holy Evangelist Matthew. He heard the Lord’s words and witnessed His miracles.
After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle James Alphaeus and the Apostle Andrew the First-Called (November 30), made missionary journeys preaching in Judea, Edessa, Gaza, Eleutheropolis, proclaiming the Gospel, healing all sorts of sickness and disease, and converting many to the path of salvation.
Saint James finished his apostolic work in the Egyptian city of Ostrachina, where he was crucified by the pagans.
~Website of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/10/09/102916-apostle-james-son-of-alphaeus
Apolytikion of Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
Third Tone
O Holy Apostle James, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Kontakion of Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
Fourth Tone
The wondrous fisherman that caught in the nations, James, the most ven’rable of Jesus’ disciples, and the companion of the apostolic choir, doth dispense unto the world the great wealth of his healings, freeing from adversities them that rightly acclaim him. Wherefore, we cry to him with one accord: O blest Apostle, save all of us by thy prayers.
~Website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA), https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=233&PCode=4LW&DT=10/09/2019
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