Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
He is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical Gospels. The early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke & the Acts of the Apostles, which would mean Luke contributed over a quarter of the text of the New Testament, more than any other author.Wikipedia-link Four Evangelists & Wikipedia-link New Testament
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feast of St. Luke
The Second Letter to Timothy, chapter four, verses ten thru seventeen(b);
Psalm One Hundred Forty-five, verses ten & eleven, twelve & thirteen, & seventeen & eighteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter ten, verses one thru nine.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel shows us what Jesus wants his followers to be doing and how they ought do it. We are a missionary church. We are sent by the Lord to spread his word and do his work. The Gospel is just not something that we are meant to cling to for our own benefit; it is seed that we are meant to give away.Soter, healer of both body and spirit. The second great task of the Church is to proclaim that "the reign of God is at hand." The Church is an announcing, proclaiming, evangelizing organism.Video reflection by Father Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Prayer is not incidental to ministry. It is not decorative. It is the lifeblood of the Church’s efforts. Without it, nothing will succeed; without it, no ministers will come forward. At all times pray, pray, pray.
Poverty and simplicity of life are prerequisites to the effective proclamation of the Gospel. Anthony, Benedict, Chrysostom, Francis and Clare, Dominic, Ignatius, Mother Teresa—across the board, the most effective proclaimers of the Gospel are those who rely on the providence of God and strip themselves of worldliness.
What is the first thing that the minister should do upon entering a city? "Cure the sick there." Christ is
'Tis also the festival of Saint Justus of Beauvais, Martyr (circa 278-287), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian, a cephalophore: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Head.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Julian of Mesopotamia, Hermit (floruit 362): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Amabilis of Riom, Priest (died 475, A.K.A. of Auvergne): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"God's love is tender & merciful, patient & full of understanding. In the Scriptures, & also in the living memory of the Church, the love of God is indeed depicted & has been experienced as the compassionate love of a mother."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"I do not know the future; yet I can confidently say that my Spouse is at the door."Christian Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"That is one of the reasons I believe in Christianity. It is a religion you could not have guessed."
—C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
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