Feast day: May 3
Sts. Philip & James
Two of the Twelve: Philip, who asked Jesus to 'show us the Father,' and James the Less, leader of the Jerusalem church.
Philip's blunt request — 'show us the Father' — earned one of the Gospel's greatest replies: 'Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.'
Image: Peter Paul Rubens (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
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