What is a good life lesson that St. Bartholomew teaches us?

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI points out to us that, “St. Bartholomew stands before us to tell us that attachment to Jesus can also be lived and witnessed without performing sensational deeds.”

From Bartholomew, we also learn not to prejudge other people. Remembering that Bartholomew has traditionally been identified with Nathanael, in the Gospel of John, when Philip tells Nathanael of “him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph,” Nathanael responded with “Can anything good come out of Nazareth? (John 1:46). We know, of course, that Jesus is goodness Himself and such a judgment was unjust. From this, we learn to always have humble hearts, asking the Lord to help us always see things the way He sees them.