James. the brother of John and son of Zebedee and Salome, martyred by King Herod, being the first of the Apostles to be martyred, remains popular today because of El Camino de Santiago de Compostola, The Way of St. James of Compostola, a 500 mile trek from Southern France to Compostola, at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It has been a road for pilgrims who seek insight and personal growth through prayer, fasting and the discipline of a month of dusty, rainy, hot and fatiguing walking.
Legend has it that James traveled to Spain after Pentecost and began his preaching there. Discouraged, he was ready to leave when Mary appeared on a pillar and urged him to continue...He eventually returned to Jerusalem but his body was taken back to Spain after his martyrdom, where it rests now in the Church at Compostela. The pillar is preserved in Zaragoza, Spain. For those who suffer from arthritis, St. James is the patron saint, knowing much about the effects of long walks. We pray to him for guidance along our daily pilgrimage, asking for a deepening faith and consciousness of the needs of those around us. St. James, pray for us.
Bro. Rene
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