Tag Archive for ‘EVANGELIST’
Tuesday 18 October
ST LUKE, EVANGELIST 2 Timothy 4:10-17B; Psalm 145:10-13, 17-18; Luke 10:1-9 Sending the seventy-two Jesus has earlier sent out the Twelve. This time he sends 72 – possibly reflecting the number of elders chosen by Moses or the number of nations listed in Genesis. Whatever it means, Jesus’ outreach is extending, and he is entrusting […]
Wednesday 18 October
ST LUKE, EVANGELIST Timothy 4:10-17; Psalm 145; Luke 10: 1-9 To become a blessing We are to be a blessing. Jesus asks us to first bless before we do anything else. We are to be women and men of prayer, living our lives knowing that the kingdom of God has drawn near to us. Always, […]
Saturday 27 December
SAINT JOHN, EVANGELIST 1 John 1:1-4, Psalm 97, John 20:2-8 Faith Well this requires a leap in the mindset. Two days ago we celebrated a new baby in Bethlehem, today we read of His resurrection from lying dead in the tomb. The tie is faith. Faith that Jesus Christ was both Son of God and […]
Saturday 18 October
FEAST OF ST LUKE, EVANGELIST 2 Timothy 4:10-17; Ps 145; Luke 10:1-9 Having a bad day St Paul was out of sorts – grumpy, even — when he wrote today’s section of the letter to Timothy. All of us have a right to have a bad day now and again. And as with Paul, ‘the […]