2 Timothy 4:10-17b / Luke 10:1-9

Dear brothers and sisters, 

This day the Church celebrates the feast of Luke. He is the author of the third gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He was a companion of the Apostle Paul. Like him, Luke didn’t know the historical Jesus, because He had already died, resurrected and ascended to Heaven. Luke learned a lot about Jesus through Paul's preaching. 

In his gospel, Luke wrote about Jesus from faraway Nazareth, passing through several cities, until he reached the capital of Israel: Jerusalem. And in the Acts of the Apostles, Luke wrote about the Church from faraway Jerusalem, passing through several countries, until she reached the capital of the empire: Rome. 

In today's gospel, Luke shows Jesus sending out on an evangelizing mission - not only the twelve apostles - but also 72 other disciples. The missionaries should proclaim the Gospel, the Good News of the nearness of the Kingdom of God, bringing peace. Even when finding difficulties, the missionaries should go forward. 

October is the missionary month, in addition to being the Rosary month. Jesus, Paul and Luke were missionaries. Pope Francis asks us to be a missionary Church, not closed in on herself. 

In the reading, the Apostle Paul comments to the Apostle Timothy that, in the persecution he suffered because of the preaching of the Gospel, he was abandoned by everyone, except for Luke, whose feast we celebrate this day. But Paul says that the Lord was with him and gave him strength. 

We must support missionaries who are persecuted because of the preaching of the Gospel, following the example of what Luke did with Paul. In difficult times, let us trust that the Lord will be with us and give us strength, just as Paul did. 

Saint Luke the Evangelist, pray for us!

Local: Springfield, MA, EUA

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