Friday, 30 April 2021

ONE OF THE TWELVE - JAMES THE LESSER

 

One of the twelve

James the lesser

Son of Alphaeus

A tax collector

Witness of the ascension

Who then spread the Gospels

Far and wide

James’s son of Alphaeus

Was beaten, stoned

And clubbed to death

 

Feast Day 1st May


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