Gospel: Luke
6:12-16
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: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was
called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a
traitor.
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Reflection:
Among the
many to be called, why did Jesus chose these twelve ordinary men to be His
apostles? We never know the reason considering that before a man becomes a
Priest or Deacon he needs to study for years. Same as when a woman desires to
become a nun she also has to go through a formation process that takes years to
complete.
So why
did Jesus called these very ordinary men to become apostles? The reason perhaps
that Jesus wants to convey is this: We need not become a priest or a nun to
become a follower of Jesus. Anyone of us by virtue of our baptism could become
a follower even if we have no education and even if we are not educated about our
faith.
Some if
not many of us may have this mistaken notion that the sole responsibility of
spreading the faith lies in the hands of the priest. No for we are all called
by Jesus to become his follower and to spread the faith. The less educated we
are the more that He calls us to follow Him this is for the reason that Jesus
does not call the qualified He qualifies the called.
Therefore
each and everyone of us has this special mission given to us by Jesus. Jesus
wants us to become His missioners so that our faith could grow much further. So
that through us Jesus could save and inspire more lives.
Do you
find time to share Jesus through your words and actions? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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