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After his death in Jerusalem, St.
James's body was brought by boat to Spain. To welcome the saint's return, a man rode a horse into the sea. He
would have drowned had the dead saint not rescued him by a miracle. As they emerged from the sea, the rider and his
horse were covered by scallop shells.
These shells became the emblem
of St. James, the patron of all pilgrims.
On the twenty fifth of July, to
celebrate St. James's Day, children would make little grottoes from moss and flowers and Scallop or Oyster Shells.
Father Kelly, Our Parish Priest.
About Father Kelly
Born: 16th November 1940,
Shieldmuir
Educated: Blairs
Issy
Scots College, Valladolid
Ordained: 29th June 1964,
Glasgow
Churches:
1964 - St Clare's,
Easterhouse
1969 - Our Lady of Lourdes,
East Kilbride
1972 - Spiritual Director,
St. Peter's College
1978 - St Bernadette's
Motherwell, Lanarkshire
1980 - OLGA, Motherwell
Cathedral, Lanarkshire
1981 - StThomas's Wishaw
Lanarkshire
1985 - St Brigid's, Newmains
Lanarkshire
1988 - St James' Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
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Prayer to St James the APOSTLE
O glorious Apostle, Saint James,
who by reason of thy fervent and
generous heart was chosen by Jesus to be witness of His glory on Mount Tabor, and of His agony in Gethsemane; thou,
whose very name is a symbol of warfare and victory: obtain for us strength and consolation in the unending warfare of
this life, that, having constantly and generously followed Jesus, we may be victors in the strife and deserve to receive
the victor's crown in heaven.
Amen.
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