For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Does God belong to Jews alone? Does he not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles, for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith. (Rom 3:21-30)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101923.cfm
Unity in salvation for Jews and Gentiles is a hallmark of Saint Paul’s preaching. God belongs to everyone, Jews and Gentiles, says Saint Paul. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues and their companions (d. 1642-1649) were French Jesuit missionaries to North America. They believed that God belongs to the indigenous peoples as well.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, presbyters, and Companions, martyrs, October 19
