| ST. JAMES ORTHODOX CHURCH |
Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North America
| St. James - 195 North Main Street, Milpitas, Ca 95035 (408) 509 - 8802 |
| More about the Saint |
| Midnight Prayers 7:00am Matins Prayers 8:00am Divine Liturgy 10:30am |
| St. James was the son of Joseph, along with the other 'brethren of the Lord' mentioned in the scripture, they where from a marriage prior to his betrothal to Mary |
| Jewish teachers threw him off the roof. The saint did not die immediately, but gathering his final strength, he prayed to the Lord for his enemies while they were stoning him. St James' martyrdom occurred about 63 A.D. |
St. James the Holy Apostle
The Holy Apostles James along with John, Peter and
Paul were considered to be pillars of the Church.
Saint James was the son of Joseph who was
Betrothed by his first wife and therefore is called
the brother of the Lord in the Gospel. According to
tradition, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him
after His Jesus Resurrection and set him as the
first Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The Holy Apostles James along with John, Peter and
Paul were considered to be pillars of the Church.
Saint James was the son of Joseph who was
Betrothed by his first wife and therefore is called
the brother of the Lord in the Gospel. According to
tradition, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him
after His Jesus Resurrection and set him as the
first Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Apostle James' ascetic life strengthened his significance even more. He was
a strict virgin, did not drink either wine or other spirituous beverages,
abstained from meat and wore only linen clothing. He had the custom of going
off by himself for prayer, and he would pray for his people on bended knee.
He was so often stretched out on the ground in prayer that the skin on his
knees became calloused. St. James died in 63 AD.
a strict virgin, did not drink either wine or other spirituous beverages,
abstained from meat and wore only linen clothing. He had the custom of going
off by himself for prayer, and he would pray for his people on bended knee.
He was so often stretched out on the ground in prayer that the skin on his
knees became calloused. St. James died in 63 AD.
| St. James composed a Divine Liturgy, which formed the basis of the Liturgies of Sts Basil the Great and John Chrysostom. The Church has preserved an Epistle of St James, one of the books of the New Testament. |