De La Salle considers that the Apostle James, son of Alpheus, is the same James who was the first bishop of Jerusalem, martyred in 62 A.D., and the author of the Epistle. Some scholars however, hold that the Apostle bishop, and the author of the Epistle are two different people, but there is no confusion about Philip, as one of the first Apostles called by Jesus. The feast of these two Apostles was transferred to May 3 by Pope Pius XII in 1956, to allow for the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1. The feast of the other Apostle James, son of Zebedee, is on July 25. (MTR) Photo by Vaishakh pillai on Unsplash

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