St. Andrew
He found Jesus first, then went and got his brother. His brother got the Church.
Andrew was there before Peter was. He was following John the Baptist, heard him point at Jesus, spent a day with Him, and then went straight to find his brother Simon and bring him along. Simon became Peter, and Peter got everything.
Andrew shows up a few more times and it is always the same move. When there is a crowd of five thousand and nothing to eat, Andrew is the one who notices a boy with five loaves and two fish and brings him over, even while admitting it is obviously not enough.
He is the guy who brings people to the person who can help. He was crucified on an X-shaped cross, which is why the flag of Scotland looks the way it does.
St. Andrew facts for kids
- Called the Protoclete, the first-called
- He brought his brother Peter to Jesus, and Peter got the keys
- He's the one who finds the boy with the loaves and fishes
- The X-shaped saltire on Scotland's flag is his cross
Feast day: November 30 · Patron of Scotland, Greece, and fishermen
St. Andrew, help me bring someone to the thing that helped me.