Saint Barthélemy apôtre – Vie, mission et martyre (24 août)

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Le 24 août, l’Église célèbre saint Barthélemy, l’un des Douze apôtres du Christ.
Identifié souvent à Nathanaël, il est appelé par Jésus sous le figuier et reconnu pour sa droiture.
Après la Pentecôte, il partit annoncer l’Évangile jusqu’en Arabie, en Inde et en Arménie, où il donna sa vie en martyr. Mort écorché vif pour sa foi, il est devenu le patron des tanneurs, relieurs et bouchers.
Ses reliques reposent aujourd’hui à Rome, dans l’église Saint-Barthélemy-en-l’Île. Sa vie nous inspire la fidélité, la sincérité et le courage dans la foi.

Découvrez son histoire, son héritage spirituel et son message toujours actuel.

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00:00Today, August 24, the Church celebrates Saint Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Christ.

00:08A discreet figure in the Gospels but immense in his testimony,

00:13He carried the good news to the ends of the earth and gave his life as a martyr.

00:20Bartholomew, whose name means "son of Tolmai," is mentioned in the lists of the apostles.

00:27Tradition often identifies him with Nathanael, the man to whom Jesus said

00:32“Here is a true Israelite in whom there is no guile.”

00:38Intrigued, Nathanaël Barthélémy asks, “Where do you know me from?”

00:44Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

00:51This meeting changed his life.

00:54He recognized in Jesus the son of God and followed him without turning back.

00:59After Pentecost, inspired by the Holy Spirit, Bartholomew set out to evangelize.

01:05Traditions report that he announced the gospel in Arabia, Persia, India and especially in Armenia.

01:14There he converted many pagans and even King Polimios, whose possessed daughter he cured.

01:21His missionary zeal was immense.

01:24He preached with simplicity, healed the sick and strengthened nascent communities.

01:31But his mission was disturbing.

01:33The king's brother, jealous of his influence, had him arrested.

01:38Refusing to worship idols, Bartholomew was condemned to an atrocious death.

01:44He was flayed alive, then beheaded.

01:47It was probably around the year seventy-one.

01:51This terrible torture made him one of the most impressive martyrs of the early church.

01:58Very early on, his cult spread.

02:02His relics were transferred to Rome in the tenth century.

02:05In the church of Saint-Barthélemy in Lille, on the Tiber.

02:09He became the patron saint of tanners, bookbinders, butchers and all those who work with leather because of his torture.

02:21In Christian art, he is often depicted holding his own skin, a symbol of his martyrdom and his fidelity to the end.

02:30Saint Bartholomew invites us to uprightness of heart and fidelity to Christ.

02:37He, who was recognized by Jesus as a man without guile, teaches us sincerity, transparency and the courage of faith.

02:48His martyrdom reminds us that following Christ is not always easy,

02:53but that the final victory belongs to those who persevere in the love of God.

02:58On this August 24, let us pray to Saint Bartholomew, apostle,

03:05that he may obtain for us righteousness and sincerity in our lives,

03:10that he may intercede for the missionaries who proclaim the Gospel today,

03:16and that we may be faithful to Christ to the end, in joy as in trial.

03:28Subtitling Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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