Saint Philip's Skull Venerated in Cyprus; His Call to "Come and See"

The author recounts a January pilgrimage to the Holy Monastery of Timios Stavros in Omodos, Cyprus, where the sacred skull of Saint Philip the Apostle is preserved. The monastery also holds a fragment of the rope used to bind Christ's hands after His arrest, still marked by His blood. The post marks the apostle's feast day on November 14 and reflects on the Gospel reading for the day, John 1:43-51. In that passage, Philip tells Nathanael, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

When Nathanael doubts, Philip answers, "Come and see." The author draws a lesson: faith is not meant to be kept private but shared by inviting others to encounter Christ, both in word and by the example of one's life. The post ends with a request for the apostle's intercession.