{"id":14,"date":"2008-11-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/2008\/11\/19\/november-26-december-3-2008-the-bones-of-st-andrew-on-tour\/"},"modified":"2008-11-19T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T21:00:00","slug":"november-26-december-3-2008-the-bones-of-st-andrew-on-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/november-26-december-3-2008-the-bones-of-st-andrew-on-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"November 26-December 3, 2008 &#8211; The bones of St. Andrew on tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><strong><span style=\"color:#666600\">Warm-up Question:<\/span><\/strong> How do you want to be buried when you die?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><br \/>Some of the human remains of Saint Andrew the Apostle, also named \u201cthe First-Called,\u201d were brought to <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?hl=en&amp;tab=wl&amp;q=Riga,\">Riga, Latvia<\/a> on October, 24th from Odessa under police escort. The bones of St. Andrew are priceless relics considered to be holy by the Orthodox Church (as well as the Roman Catholic Church).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">The relics, housed or kept in what is called a reliquary, were on display in the Cathedral of Riga for only four days. Faithful Orthodox Christians from as far as hundreds of miles away made the journey in order to be near the bones of this venerated saint. Saint Andrew is considered by the Orthodox Church to be the apostle who brought the Christian faith to Russia and then further to the Baltic States. Saint Andrew is seen as the founding apostle for Orthodox Christianity (the Eastern Church) just as St. Peter serves that role for Roman Catholic Christianity (the Western Church).*<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">The relics of St. Andrew from Odessa represent only some of his earthly remains. His skull, for example, is kept in the cathedral in Patras, Greece, where it was returned in 1967 after having been removed in the year 1460. Some of the remains of St. Andrew were taken to Scotland where he was adopted as the patron saint of Scotland.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:85%\">*Note: The Lutheran Church has its direct roots in the \u201cWestern Church.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#666600\"><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">How many saints can the group name?<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Where have you ever seen a painting or sculpture of a saint?<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">When have you ever seen a relic of a saint?<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Would you go to a church where you knew there were going to be bones of a saint on display (even if they are in a box of some sort)? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#666600\"><strong>Information on <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Who-We-Are\/Our-Three-Expressions\/Churchwide-Organization\/Ecumenical-and-Inter-Religious-Relations\/Bilateral-Conversations\/Lutheran-Orthodox.aspx\"><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#666600\"><strong>Lutheran-Orthodox relations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><strong><span style=\"color:#666600\"><span style=\"font-size:130%\">Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, November 30, 2008<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#666600\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:#666600\">(lessons for the Festival of the Apostle Andrew). <\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year A at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/lectionary\" target=\"_blank\">Lectionary Readings<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=94121006\">Ezekiel 3:16-21<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=94121035\">Psalm 19:1-6 (4)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=94121062\">Romans 10:10-18<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=94121092\">John 1:35-42<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><strong><span style=\"color:#666600\">For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color:#666600\">Agnus Day<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color:#666600\">.<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#666600\">Gospel Reflection<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Andrew the Apostle, or as he is called in the Orthodox Church, Andrew-the First Called. He is called that because that\u2019s what he was: the first disciple called by Jesus, as we see from this lesson in the Gospel of John. And, no sooner than he had been asked to follow Jesus, he went and got his brother Peter to check this Jesus of Nazareth out, \u201cwe have seen the Messiah!\u201d That\u2019s certainly good news. Before Andrew even spends a few years following Jesus around, he is calling others to \u201ccome and see,\u201d to come and experience this Jesus. Those first disciples spent lots of time and energy sharing with others the good news about Jesus the Messiah (the Anointed One, which is what the word \u201cChrist\u201d means).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">The early Christian communities that got to experience those first real, living apostles were so blessed. They got to hear the story first hand from eyewitnesses of the resurrected Christ. They felt so blessed by having these faithful witnesses among them that they cherished and respected everything about them: the scripture they may have used, the bishop\u2019s staff they might have had, the chair they sat in to teach or preach, maybe even their clothes, and certainly their earthly remains &#8212; bones.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">The bones of these holy followers of Christ were kept and guarded just as we respect our own beloved dead. The communities they served believed that these faithful witnesses were a living example of Christ among them. They felt close to Christ because of their presence. They believed that it was still true even after they died. That\u2019s why the things and the remains of these holy men and women became so important for the early Church (we\u2019re talking already in the 1st and 2nd centuries.)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">This idea of holding sacred the remains of the saints (apostles, martyrs, teachers of the Church, etc.) is still practiced today in the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches, among others. During the time of the Reformation, visiting, touching, and praying in the presence of relics of the saints was believed to help knock off time in purgatory (which is like a kind of pre-heaven cleaning place with lots of pain and torture to get all the sins worked out before going to heaven). And because that practice got really corrupt in the years before Martin Luther was born, he had some reasons to critique it. And, he did &#8212; a lot!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Those of us in the Lutheran or Protestant traditions have been very strongly influenced and taught to see relics of the saints as bad things. We think about how they were abused in the middle ages to make money off of poor faithful Christians. And, many Christians were spending a lot of time praying to various deceased saints asking them to talk to God on their behalf.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Martin Luther and his reforms emphasized the fact that we do not need anyone else to speak on our behalf aside from Jesus Christ. The saints are there to serve as good examples and to inspire us and strengthen us in our faith in God through Jesus Christ. So, it is a good thing to know and tell the stories of the saints so that we are strengthened to be able to tell the great story of God\u2019s love in Jesus. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial;color:#666600\"><strong>Here are some details of the story that is told about Saint Andrew:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li>Andrew began his missionary activity in modern day Greece and Turkey. He then moved on further North into the area of Ukraine and Russia. He is known as the apostle to bring the Christian faith to those areas of the world.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>His very recognizable symbol is an X-shaped cross. It is known as the St. Andrew\u2019s cross because Andrew was crucified upside down on a cross made in that shape. It was believed that the X-shaped cross made dying last longer and more painful.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>For a more detailed version of Andrew: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrysostom.org\/firstcalled\/life.html\"><em>http:\/\/www.chrysostom.org\/firstcalled\/life.html<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>November 30th is the day on which St. Andrew the Apostle is commemorated in Churches all around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#666600\">Discussion Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li>What things, symbols, art, or music remind you to trust in God, stay strong in your faith, and tell others the good news of Jesus Christ?<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Who in your life right now &#8212; even if they don\u2019t know it &#8212; helps you stay strong in your faith and encourages you to live a life that reflects your faith? It can also be someone who is no longer alive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#666600\">Activity Suggestions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><strong>Leave nothing unsaid<br \/><\/strong>Send a post card, letter, or email to the person who inspires and encourages your faith. Let them know that they are a witness to you and others, and that you thank God for them.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Saints online<br \/><\/strong>Post photos or video clips on your congregation&#8217;s youth Web site (if you have one) or your Facebook page of the people who have been saints and witnesses of faith in your life. Do it as a way of honoring and thanking them, as well as spreading their story and witness. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#666600\">Closing Prayer<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%\">(Prayer for the Festival of Apostle Andrew. <em>Evangelical Lutheran Worship<\/em>, page 54.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Almighty God, you gave your apostle Andrew the grace to obey the call of your Son and to bring his brother to Jesus. Give us also, who are called by your holy word, grace to follow Jesus without delay and to bring into his presence those who are near to us, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Contributed by <strong><em>Pastor Scott A. 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