Excerpts from the Book 'Acts Of The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus':
... also is Thaddaeus, was of the city of Edessa-and it is the metropolis of Osroene, in the interior of the Armenosyrians-an Hebrew by race, accomplished ...
... He chose him as one of the twelve, the tenth apostle according to the Evangelists Matthew and Mark. In those times there was a governor of ...
... the days of the Passion and the plots of the Jews, Abgarus, being seized by an incurable disease, sent a letter to Christ by Ananias the courier,(2) ...
... by thee has been heard of by me, that thou healest the blind, the lame, and the paralytic, and curest all the demoniacs and on this account I entreat ...
... having gone and given the letter, was carefully looking at Christ, but was unable to fix Him in his mind. And He knew as knowing the heart, and ...
... my disciple Thaddaeus, who shall enlighten thee, and guide thee into all the truth, both thee and thy city. And having received Ananias, and ...
... Thaddaeus went to Abgarus and having found him in health, he gave him an account of the incarnation of Christ, and baptized him, with all his ...
... communicated to them of the undefiled mysteries of the sacred body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and delivered to them to keep and observe ...
... and the holy liturgy. And having left them, he went to the city of Amis, great metropolis of the Mesechaldeans and Syrians, that is, of Mesopotamia-Syria, ...
... disciples: Men, whence are you? and why are you here? And Thaddaeus said: No doubt you have heard of what has taken place in Jerusalem about ...
... priests answered and said, His blood be upon us and our children. And Pilate gave him up to them. And they took Him, and spit upon Him, with the soldiers, ...
... also set guards upon Him. And on the third day before dawn He rose, leaving His burial-clothes in the tomb. And He was seen first by His mother ...
... that those who were baptized, having had the kingdom of the heavens preached to them, would rise up incorruptible at the end of this age and ...
... done by Thaddaeus. And hearing his teaching, many believed, and were baptized, confessing their sins. Having therefore remained with them ...
... and teaching, and healing all the sick whence he brought many cities and countries to Christ through His teaching. Teaching, therefore, and evangelizing ...
... honour and many sick were healed, and they gave glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.Recommended ReadingAre ...
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