The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus are numbered among the Seventy Apostles.

Saint Carpus ministered unto the holy Apostle Paul, journeying with him and conveying his epistles unto those to whom they were written. He became Bishop of Beroea in Thrace, where he endured great tribulations while bringing many of the heathen to holy Baptism, and also suffered martyrdom there. Saint Paul mentions him in II Timothy 4:13.

Saint Alphaeus was the father of the Apostle James and the Apostle Matthew, two of the Twelve Great Apostles. He reposed in peace on May 26. St. Alphaeus is referenced in the Gospels of Matthew (10:3), Mark (3:18), and Luke (6:15), along with a mention in the Acts of the Apostles (1:13).

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O Holy Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.