14/05/2026
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Feastday: 14th of May
According to Acts 1:15-26, during the days after the Ascension Peter stood up in the midst of the brothersโabout 120 of Jesusโ followers. Now that Judas had betrayed his ministry, it was necessary, Peter said, to fulfill the scriptural recommendation that another should take his office. โTherefore, it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrectionโ (Acts 1:21-22).
They nominated two men: Joseph Barsabbas and Matthias. They prayed and drew lots. The choice fell upon Matthias, who was added to the Eleven.
Matthias is not mentioned by name anywhere else in the New Testament.
๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ: O God, who assigned ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ a place in the college of Apostles, grant us, through his intercession, that, rejoicing at how your love has been allotted to us, we may merit to be numbered among the elect. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever, Amen.
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In photo: The processional image of San Matias, Apostol at Martir under the care of the Bello-Pensotes Family of Tejeros, Makati. The image participates in the Good Friday Procession of Poblacion, Makati. 2026