John Beleth relates that after the apostle's death, his disciples, in fear of the Jews, placed his body in a boat at night, embarked with him, although the boat had neither rudder not steersman, and set sail, trusting to the providence of God to determine the place of his burial. And the angels guided the boat to the shores of Galicia in Spain, where there was a queen whose name was Lupa, a name which means she-wolf, and which she well deserved by her life.
The disciples laid the body of the … [More]

Excellent website on Santiago /St. James de Compostela:
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/santiago/leyenda1.html
This apostle James is called James the son of Zebedee, or James the brother of John, or Boanerges, which means the Son of Thunder, or James the Greater. He is the son of Zebedee not only in the flesh, but in the meaning of the name. Zebedee means giving or given, and the blessed James gave himself to Christ by his martyrdom, and was given to us by God as a spiritual patron.... He is called … [More]

Video clip of our visit to Santiago de Compostela, Holy Year 2004:
http://en.gloria.tv/?media=89229

Saints for July 25
Canute Lavard
Christopher
Cucuphas
Darío Acosta Zurita
Ebrulf
Euphrasia
Felix
Florentius
Glodesind

James the Greater
Magnericus
Margarita de Maturana
Nissen
Paul of Gaza
Rudolph Acquaviva
Thea
Theodemir
Valentina
http://saints.sqpn.com/25-july/

Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:7-15.
But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.
We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus, so that … [More]

July 25 SAINT JAMES the GREATER Apostle Patron of Spain (†44)
Among the twelve Apostles, three were chosen to be the close companions of our Blessed Lord, and of these James was one. He, with Peter and John, was admitted to the house of Jairus when his dead child was raised to life (Luke 8:40 ff.); only these three were taken up to the high mountain of Thabor and beheld the face of Jesus shining as the sun, and His garments white as snow (Mark 9:2-7). These three alone witnessed the fearful … [More]