SAN BARTOLOME FEAST MARKED
CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO
Manila Bulletin
Aug 23 2010
Phillipines
Bishop Deogracias Iniguez will celebrate a high mass at 9:45 a.m. this
Tuesday at the San Bartolome Parish on Rizal Avenue, Malabon City,
in celebration of the feast of St. Bartholomew (San Bartolome),
one of the 12 apostles of Christ and a martyr of the Christian faith.
A binyagang bayan (mass baptism) follows the Eucharistic celebration
at 11 a.m. Masses will also be held at 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 7:15 a.m.,
8:30 a.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:45 p.m. A solemn
procession will be held at 6 p.m.
Festivities in honor of their patron will also be held in Catbalogan,
Samar; Magalang, Pampanga; and Nagcarlan, Laguna.
Also known in the Scriptures as Nathaniel, San Bartolome witnessed the
Ascension of Jesus. Together with St. Jude, he introduced Christianity
to Armenia during the first century.
Hence, the two holy men are considered the patrons of the Armenian
Apostolic Church.
San Bartolome also preached in India, Mesopotamia, Iran, and Egypt
and was able to convert thousands to Christianity.
From: A. Papazian
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