First Week of Advent · 2026
Today the Church keeps Andrew Apostle — Feast.
Feast of Andrew Apostle
Today the Church keeps Andrew Apostle — feast.
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First-Called Apostle · Patron of Scotland
Andrew was the first apostle called by Jesus, a fisherman like his brother Peter. He was martyred on an X-shaped cross — the cross of St. Andrew now on Scotland's flag.
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Advent
We are in the First Week of Advent — the Church wears violet.
A season of patient, watchful waiting — preparing the heart for the coming of Christ in the darkness of winter. Today, though, the Church sets that aside and wears red — for the feast of Andrew Apostle.
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