He grew up in his brother’s shadow. Even in adulthood, the young man lived with his brother and worked with his brother. In fact, when the Bible mentions him, most often he is called “Peter’s brother.” Whenever the apostles are listed, Peter comes first, then his brother. He always seemed to be second in line—except when it came to Jesus. We know him as St. Andrew, but the Greek Church remembers that once he was at the head of the line. They call this apostle “Protokletos,” the First Called.

Read John 1:35-42

³⁵The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. ³⁶When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
³⁷When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ³⁸Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi,” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
³⁹ “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour.
⁴⁰Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. ⁴¹The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). ⁴²And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).

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