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Readings
- Psalm 123
- Psalm 7
- Isaiah 6:1—7:9
- 1 Peter 2:13–25
- Large Catechism, Short Preface, 1–13
Feast
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle. Brother of Simon Peter, St. Andrew was born in the village of Bethsaida. Originally a follower of St. John the Baptist, Andrew was called and became the first disciple of Christ. Church tradition holds that Andrew was martyred on an X-shaped cross. It is St. Andrew’s Day that determines the beginning of the Western Church Year, as the First Sunday in Advent is always the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew’s Day.