St. James the brother of St. Evangelist, son of Zebedee was called "The Greater" to distuinguish him from the other apostle of the same name surnamed "The Less" because he was the younger. St. James the Greater was by birth a Galilean and by trade a fisherman with his father and brother, living probably at Betsaida where St. Peter also dwelt at that time. Jesus walking by the Lake of Genesareth saw Peter and Andrew fishing, and He called them to come after Him, promising to make them fishers of men. Going a little further on the shore, He saw two brothers, James and John in a boat, with Zebedee, their father, mending their nets and He also called them; they left their nets and their father and followed Him.

James was among those apostles who were with Jesus during the cure of Peter's mother-in-law, raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead, the glorious transfiguration of Jesus and His agony in the innermost recesses of the garden of Gethsemane. According to oriental tradition, he also made an evangelizing spirit to Spain.

He was also the first among the apostles who had the honour to follow his Divine Master by martyrdom (beheading) which he suffered at Jerusalem under King Herod Agrippa I, who inaugurated a persecution of Christians in order to please the Jews in 44 A.D. (cf. Acts 12:1-2).

Feast: July 25

St. James the Apostle Parish

Poblacion, Plaridel

(044) 795-0242/670-2185

St. John the Baptist Parish

Poblacion, Calumpit

(044) 202-4327

St. Michael the Archangel Parish

Dampol, Plaridel

(044) 791-9667-68

St. Ildephonse Parish

Poblacion, Guiguinto

(044) 690-2467

St. Isidore the Worker Parish

Poblacion, Pulilan

(044) 676-1294/910-1233

St. Mark the Evangelist Parish

San Marcos, Calumpit

(044) 675-0151

St. Rita of Cascia Parish

Sta. Rita, Guiguinto

(044) 794-0596

Our Lady of Miraculous Virgin Parish

Balatong Pulilan

San Nicolas de Tolentino

Quasi-Parish

Bintog, Plaridel

Holy Family Quasi-Parish

Violeta Vill., Guiguinto

(044)794-3955

Fr. Anacleto Ignacio

Fr. Leopoldo Evangelista

Msgr. Manuel Villaroman

Fr. Arnel Camacho

Fr. Gregorio Dazo

Fr. Flormonico Cadiz

Msgr. Roman Nocon

Fr. Leocadio de Jesus II

Fr. Danielito Santos

Fr. Jose Arturo Batac

Fr. Dario Cabral

Fr. Sonny de Armas

Fr. Roberto Mariano

Fr. Lazaro Benidictos

Fr. Jimmy Palaganas