ST. JAMES THE LESSER

LIFE WORKS

• Witness to the Resurrection of Christ, he fasted from Good Friday through Easter
• 1st Bishop of Jerusalem
• Integrated Jewish and Pagan people
• One of the first Apostles
• He stood with Mary Magdalene at the Crucifixion (found in Mark)

CHARACTERISITCS

• Sometimes called "Brother of the Lord" and was a cousin of Jesus
• He wrote an Epistle that is named after him and is described as a Jew familiar with the Old Testament, and a Christian thoroughly grounded in the teachings of the Gospel
• Patron saint of pharmacists and fullers
• His fest day is May 3
• He is known as the "less" because James the Greater was older and taller

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

• "After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world."

DEATH

• ... threw down the just man... [and] began to stone him: for he was not killed by the fall; but he turned, and kneeled down, and said: "I beseech thee, Lord God our Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."
• As James was being stoned he prayed for his attackers
• He was martyred for his faith by the Jews

WORKS CITED

• catholic.org

QUIZ

• Who is James the patron saint of?
• When did he fast?
• Who was he a cousin of?
• How did James die?