Feast of St Matthias, Apostle

And they all 
prayed 
together, 
saying

“You, Lord, 

know our hearts, 

make your choice 

known to us "

The choice 

was to be 

made by him 

From a homliy by John Chrysostom, 

Bishop of Constantinople, 407

Tradition holds that St Matthias was 

stoned and then beheaded, hence the ax.