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title: "Sts. Philip and James: Feast Day May 3 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-philip-and-james/
description: "Sts. Philip and James, Apostles. Feast day May 3. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostles · Feast day May 3

# Sts. Philip and James

The feast day of Sts. Philip and James is May 3, a feast in the US Catholic calendar.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [May 3](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#3) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostles |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, May 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-philip-and-james/#calendar) |

## Life

Philip of Bethsaida, called by Jesus the day after Peter and Andrew, found Nathanael with the words ‘Come and see.’ It was Philip who asked at the Supper, ‘Lord, reveal the Father to us’ — and received the answer the Church has pondered ever since: ‘Whoever sees me, also sees the Father.’

James the son of Alphaeus, called the Less, is honored by ancient tradition as the ‘brother of the Lord’ who led the church of Jerusalem, wrote the epistle that bears the name, and was thrown from the temple parapet for confessing Christ. The two share a feast because their relics were laid together in the Church of the Twelve Apostles at Rome.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Philip and James. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, May 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/03/) | Sts. Philip and James, Apostles (Feast) | Red | 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 · John 14:6b, 9c · John 14:6-14 |
| [Wednesday, May 3, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/03/) | Sts. Philip and James, Apostles (Feast) | Red | 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 · John 14:6b, 9c · John 14:6-14 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[May 2 St. Athanasius](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-athanasius/) [May 4 St. Florian](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 3?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-03) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Philip and James

Feast day May 3

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-philip-and-james/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-philip-and-james/#calendar)

In the app

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