Reflection for January 19, Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time: Mark 3:13-19

Gospel: Mark 3:13-19

Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed Twelve, whom he also named Apostles, that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: 

He appointed the Twelve: Simon, whom he named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.

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Reflection:

What is your responsibility as a follower of Jesus? 

Your responsibility is to help Jesus spread the faith; to share it with humility through your words and actions.  This is what the twelve apostles did and we must follow it. Every now and then God constantly reminds us of this responsibility. That we need to do something in our lifetime to spread our faith for the simple reason that it’s not hard anymore to do this now. 

We have the technology at our disposal to make a difference and reach out to those who are not properly schooled about our faith. We have our family (Our domestic church) to share our faith and we have our extended relatives and close friends to share it with.   

What have we done so far to be like the apostles who fearlessly shared the faith? Are we living the faith with humility? Have we invited our dormant catholic family and friends to reignite the fire of their faith by shepherding them to church for Mass? 

we have to do something to spread the faith for us to live a meaningful life in this world. Enough of chasing the riches of this world for it will not give us contentment. Enough of living a worldly and sinful life for it will never ever give us peace and peace of mind. – Marino J. Dasmarinas