HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW (APOSTLE)
HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW (APOSTLE) AUGUST 24 Revelation 21:9-14; John 1: 45-51 Today being the 24th of August, following the date fixed by Pope Pius V, we are privileged to celebrate the feast of St. Bartholomew, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ as listed by the Evangelists (Mt 10:3; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13). He is an honest man, a man of integrity and truth. A man with an open minded-heart in search of the truth. A man without double dealing. Birthed in Cana, Bartholomew in Aramaic means “bar-Talmai” which translates as “son of Talmai” (son of the farmer). Invariably, this could be his surname or family name, other than his personal name. Hence, scholars had come to the probable conclusion that Bartholomew could be the same person as Nathanael (Gift of God). This is hinged on the argument that while the Synoptic writers mentioned the name Bartholomew when listing the twelve apostles of Jesus, St. John the Evangelist left out the name Bartholomew...