Saint Theodore the Studite on Bartholomew the Apostle

And when he was sent by our Lord to preach, as I suppose, he heard how our Lord said to him: “Go, my disciple, to preach, void out of this country, and go fight and be capax of [valiant in] perils. I have first accomplished and finished the works of My Father, and am first witness; fill thou the vessel that is necessary and follow thy Master, love thy Lord, give thy blood for His blood, and thy flesh for His flesh, and suffer that which He had suffered; let thine armor be debonair in thy sweatings, and suffer sweetly among wicked people and be patient among them that perish thee.”
Catechesis for 5th Week in Great Lent by Saint Theodore the Studite

Catechesis for 5th Week in Great Lent by Saint Theodore the Studite
Catechesis for 4rth Week in the Great Lent by Saint Theodore the Studite

Catechesis for 4rth Week in the Great Lent by Saint Theodore the Studite