Today, November 5, the Church remembers the holy Apostle James, brother of the Lord in the fleshtranslated

The memory of the holy Apostle James, the Lord's brother according to the flesh (+ c. 63), is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on November 5.

Saint James was the son of the righteous Joseph the Betrothed. It is believed that from childhood the future apostle was a Nazirite, i.e. a person who was especially dedicated to God and observed strict restrictions in his life.

When Jesus Christ came out to preach the Gospel, Saint James believed in Him as the Savior and followed Him.

Subsequently, for his righteous life, the holy Apostle James was elected the first bishop of the Jerusalem Church.

According to the book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles (Acts 15), it was Saint James who presided over the Apostolic Council, and in Jerusalem his word was decisive.

For 30 years Saint James led the Jerusalem Church and during this time he converted many Jews to Christ. The scribes and Pharisees, dissatisfied with this, eventually raised the apostle to the roof of the church, ordering him to renounce the Savior.

Saint James not only did not renounce the Lord, but loudly testified that Christ is the True Messiah, the Savior. Then the Jewish teachers threw the apostle down. However, Saint James did not die immediately; gathering his last strength, he began to pray to the Lord for his...