Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles. (Lk 6:12-16)
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Only Luke’s gospel says that the Twelve were also named apostles, but there are many more apostles, for example Paul and Barnabas are also apostles. The Letter to the Ephesians says that we are members of the household of God built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christian prophets and Christian apostles preached the gospel to the community at Ephesus. And all together we are built into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Today's photo is of the ancient city of Ephesus. https://youtu.be/Cf_Rqaywb5M?si=3Uk3D5d6fpAPGE3r
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 Simon and Jude, apostles, October 28
