Dear Mary,
May 1 is the feast of St. James the Less, cousin of Jesus and first bishop
of Jerusalem.
Regards,
Jill
On Wed, 01 Apr 1998 09:34:27 EST,
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>Dear Folks: I wonder if anyone can help me track down the liturgy for the
>"feast of St. James". I'm working on the visions of Hadewijch of Antwerp,
>a
>13th-century Flemish beguine. One of her visions is dated on "may day,
the
>feast of St. James". The modern Dutch translation notes that this is May
>1.
>However, my list of saint's days does not list such a festival for May 1,
>and
>the festival for Sts Phillip and James gives a different epistle reading
>than
>Wisdom 5:1-5, the text cited in the notes as the epistle for St. James.
Is
>this perhaps a medieval or a Flemish festival? Any information would be
>greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance! --Mary Suydam
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