The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ (Lk 10:1-9)
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The four gospels are anonymous. From the 2nd century the name of Luke was attached to the Third Gospel and its companion volume, the Acts of the Apostles. What we celebrate today is not so much a person, but rather the gospel itself. The author of Luke-Acts sees both volumes as “gospel.” https://youtu.be/_RJwPtzyA1w?si=mu1cd8oGuxr-Adh5
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.
Saint Luke, evangelist, October 18
