In Med countries - there is a higher view of St Bartholomew:
Visiting Catalonia a few years ago _ I was there on this feast day and witnessed the street processions and the carpet of flowers.
What do we know about him?
that he was one of the 12 -probably Nathaniel.
Eusebius suggests that he visited India and Armenia
The only direct reference to him in the Gospels comes in St John:
"Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile."
He shows a simple focus on the task in hand.
Josiah Holland, writing in the 19th century said that these early Apostles had
Strong Minds
Strong Hearts
True Faith
Ready Hand
They were
open to God
they balanced the mystery of God and the reality of the world
They were focused and realistic.
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