Saint Luke Oct 18 breski1 on Oct 18, 2007 SAINT LUKE Evangelist († First Century) Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He …More
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breski1 on Oct 18, 2007 SAINT LUKE Evangelist († First Century)
Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He became a disciple of Saint Paul, the Apostle’s fellow-worker and his faithful friend during his two imprisonments, and is best known to us as the historian of the New Testament acts of both Christ and the Apostles. Though not an eye-witness of Our Lord’s life, the meticulous Evangelist diligently gathered information from those who had followed or listened to Jesus of Nazareth, and wrote, as he tells us, all things in order. His command of Greek is much admired. Saint Clement of Alexandria, Saint Jerome and Saint Thomas Aquinas state that it is he who translated Saint Paul’s famous Epistle to the Hebrews, written in the language of the Jerusalem Christians, into the admirable Greek which we presently possess as the only ancient version.
The Acts of the Apostles were written by the Evangelist …More
breski1 on Oct 18, 2007 SAINT LUKE Evangelist († First Century)
Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He became a disciple of Saint Paul, the Apostle’s fellow-worker and his faithful friend during his two imprisonments, and is best known to us as the historian of the New Testament acts of both Christ and the Apostles. Though not an eye-witness of Our Lord’s life, the meticulous Evangelist diligently gathered information from those who had followed or listened to Jesus of Nazareth, and wrote, as he tells us, all things in order. His command of Greek is much admired. Saint Clement of Alexandria, Saint Jerome and Saint Thomas Aquinas state that it is he who translated Saint Paul’s famous Epistle to the Hebrews, written in the language of the Jerusalem Christians, into the admirable Greek which we presently possess as the only ancient version.
The Acts of the Apostles were written by the Evangelist …More
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OCTOBER 18, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
ME? AN APOSTLE?
October 18, 2011
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
Father Daniel Ray, LC
Luke 10: 1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead
of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are
few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest …More
OCTOBER 18, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
ME? AN APOSTLE?
October 18, 2011
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
Father Daniel Ray, LC
Luke 10: 1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead
of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are
few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into
his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs
into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and
greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say,
'Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace,
your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to
you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they
provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from
house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you,
eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to
them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that you are present here as I
turn to you in prayer. I trust and have confidence in your desire to
give me every grace I need to receive today. Thank you for your love,
thank you for your immense generosity toward me. I give you my life
and my love in return.
Petition: Lord, increase my faith so that in any trial I will trust
in you.
1. Amazing Graces: Luke, whose feast we celebrate in today's
liturgy, is the only gentile author in the New Testament. It was part
of God's design that he be chosen by God to be the author of one of
the Gospels and the Book of Acts. "Who am I to receive such a
grace?" Luke might easily have said to himself, marveling at the
gratuitousness with which he received his role within the Church. An
honest look at the great grace we have received in being called to be
part of God's Church should bring us to say the same thing: Who are
we to receive such an incredible blessing?! Why did we receive this
grace and our next-door neighbor did not? Why have so many souls in
the history of the world never had the opportunity to know about
Christ, but we have? Only one answer comes close. God wants it, and
it is part of his plan of love for all mankind.
2. More Hands on Deck: Here is a true situation at a parish on the
West Coast: After five draining hours in the confessional, the priest
climbs out to verify that no one else is in line. This is the normal
Sunday morning routine there. During those hours the priest was
witness to several powerful conversions, souls finding peace after
years of struggle, other saintly souls whose delicate consciences
were cause for admiration, and still others moving along with a
"more-or-less" attitude in their response to God, but who were helped
by the grace of reconciliation. Many more confessions could be heard,
but there simply aren't enough priests to meet the need. The more
confession is offered, the more the faithful take advantage of the
opportunity, and the more the Church grows in holiness. Do we pray
that God send more laborers to the harvest?
3. A Lamb without Sandals: Christ's comparison almost seems cruel:
"I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no
purse, no bag, no sandals...." If he considers the apostles to be
like lambs, why on earth would he send them among wolves? As always,
Christ wants to stretch the faith of the apostles. "My Father's
providence will take care of you and protect you" is the message he
wants them to accept and live. Later he tells them to take these
items with them (cf. Luke 22:36), but he also reminds them,
"‘When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals, did you
lack anything?' They said, ‘Nothing.'" He wants us to rely on
him, not on our own skills or talents. While we always need to apply
all our God-given human intelligence and prudence, we still need to
rely on God to bless our work and fill in for what is lacking.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, so much of what I'm faced with each
day seems to be beyond my capabilities, yet I see clearly that you
want me to continue pushing forward, trusting in your providence.
This isn't easy! Help be to have confidence in you.
Resolution: If faced with an obstacle today, I will pray for God's
assistance rather than rely only on myself.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
ME? AN APOSTLE?
October 18, 2011
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
Father Daniel Ray, LC
Luke 10: 1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead
of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are
few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into
his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs
into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and
greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say,
'Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace,
your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to
you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they
provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from
house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you,
eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to
them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that you are present here as I
turn to you in prayer. I trust and have confidence in your desire to
give me every grace I need to receive today. Thank you for your love,
thank you for your immense generosity toward me. I give you my life
and my love in return.
Petition: Lord, increase my faith so that in any trial I will trust
in you.
1. Amazing Graces: Luke, whose feast we celebrate in today's
liturgy, is the only gentile author in the New Testament. It was part
of God's design that he be chosen by God to be the author of one of
the Gospels and the Book of Acts. "Who am I to receive such a
grace?" Luke might easily have said to himself, marveling at the
gratuitousness with which he received his role within the Church. An
honest look at the great grace we have received in being called to be
part of God's Church should bring us to say the same thing: Who are
we to receive such an incredible blessing?! Why did we receive this
grace and our next-door neighbor did not? Why have so many souls in
the history of the world never had the opportunity to know about
Christ, but we have? Only one answer comes close. God wants it, and
it is part of his plan of love for all mankind.
2. More Hands on Deck: Here is a true situation at a parish on the
West Coast: After five draining hours in the confessional, the priest
climbs out to verify that no one else is in line. This is the normal
Sunday morning routine there. During those hours the priest was
witness to several powerful conversions, souls finding peace after
years of struggle, other saintly souls whose delicate consciences
were cause for admiration, and still others moving along with a
"more-or-less" attitude in their response to God, but who were helped
by the grace of reconciliation. Many more confessions could be heard,
but there simply aren't enough priests to meet the need. The more
confession is offered, the more the faithful take advantage of the
opportunity, and the more the Church grows in holiness. Do we pray
that God send more laborers to the harvest?
3. A Lamb without Sandals: Christ's comparison almost seems cruel:
"I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no
purse, no bag, no sandals...." If he considers the apostles to be
like lambs, why on earth would he send them among wolves? As always,
Christ wants to stretch the faith of the apostles. "My Father's
providence will take care of you and protect you" is the message he
wants them to accept and live. Later he tells them to take these
items with them (cf. Luke 22:36), but he also reminds them,
"‘When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals, did you
lack anything?' They said, ‘Nothing.'" He wants us to rely on
him, not on our own skills or talents. While we always need to apply
all our God-given human intelligence and prudence, we still need to
rely on God to bless our work and fill in for what is lacking.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, so much of what I'm faced with each
day seems to be beyond my capabilities, yet I see clearly that you
want me to continue pushing forward, trusting in your providence.
This isn't easy! Help be to have confidence in you.
Resolution: If faced with an obstacle today, I will pray for God's
assistance rather than rely only on myself.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
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Oct. 18 SAINT LUKE Evangelist († First Century)
Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He became a disciple of Saint Paul, the Apostle’s fellow-worker and his faithful friend during his two imprisonments, and is best known to us as the historian of the New Testament acts of both Christ and the Apostles. Though not an eye-…More
Oct. 18 SAINT LUKE Evangelist († First Century)
Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He became a disciple of Saint Paul, the Apostle’s fellow-worker and his faithful friend during his two imprisonments, and is best known to us as the historian of the New Testament acts of both Christ and the Apostles. Though not an eye-witness of Our Lord’s life, the meticulous Evangelist diligently gathered information from those who had followed or listened to Jesus of Nazareth, and wrote, as he tells us, all things in order. His command of Greek is much admired. Saint Clement of Alexandria, Saint Jerome and Saint Thomas Aquinas state that it is he who translated Saint Paul’s famous Epistle to the Hebrews, written in the language of the Jerusalem Christians, into the admirable Greek which we presently possess as the only ancient version.
The Acts of the Apostles were written by the Evangelist as a sequel to his Gospel, bringing the history of the Church down to the first imprisonment of Saint Paul in Rome, in the year 64. The humble historian never names himself, but by his occasional use of “we” instead of “he” or “they”, we are able to detect his presence in the scenes of Saint Paul’s life which he describes. We thus find that he sailed with Paul and Silas from Troas to Macedonia, where he remained behind, apparently, for seven years at Philippi. Finally, after remaining near Saint Paul during the time he was imprisoned in Palestine, he accompanied him, still a prisoner, when he was transported to Rome. Thus he shared the shipwreck and perils of that memorable voyage, narrated in Chapter 27 of Acts — which book no Christian should fail to read, along with the four Gospels. He then narrates the two years of Saint Paul’s first imprisonment, ending in his liberation.
There his narrative ends, but from Saint Paul’s Epistles we learn that Saint Luke was his faithful companion to the last. His paintings of Our Lady are still conserved with care in a number of places in Europe. Saint Luke certainly learned from the Mother of Christ Herself, the story of the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Angelic mission to the shepherds of Bethlehem. After the martyrdom of the Apostle to the Gentiles, Saint Epiphanus says that Saint Luke preached in Italy, Gaul, Dalmatia and Macedonia. Others say he went to Egypt and preached in the Thebaid, the region of the Fathers of the desert. Saint Hippolyte says he was crucified in Greece. His mortal remains were transferred to the Church of the Apostles, built by Constantine the Great at Constantinople, with those of Saint Andrew and Saint Timothy. Some of his relics remain in the Greek monastery of Mount Athos.
Saint Luke, a physician at Antioch and a painter, was also an excellent rhetorician in Greek, his native language. He became a disciple of Saint Paul, the Apostle’s fellow-worker and his faithful friend during his two imprisonments, and is best known to us as the historian of the New Testament acts of both Christ and the Apostles. Though not an eye-witness of Our Lord’s life, the meticulous Evangelist diligently gathered information from those who had followed or listened to Jesus of Nazareth, and wrote, as he tells us, all things in order. His command of Greek is much admired. Saint Clement of Alexandria, Saint Jerome and Saint Thomas Aquinas state that it is he who translated Saint Paul’s famous Epistle to the Hebrews, written in the language of the Jerusalem Christians, into the admirable Greek which we presently possess as the only ancient version.
The Acts of the Apostles were written by the Evangelist as a sequel to his Gospel, bringing the history of the Church down to the first imprisonment of Saint Paul in Rome, in the year 64. The humble historian never names himself, but by his occasional use of “we” instead of “he” or “they”, we are able to detect his presence in the scenes of Saint Paul’s life which he describes. We thus find that he sailed with Paul and Silas from Troas to Macedonia, where he remained behind, apparently, for seven years at Philippi. Finally, after remaining near Saint Paul during the time he was imprisoned in Palestine, he accompanied him, still a prisoner, when he was transported to Rome. Thus he shared the shipwreck and perils of that memorable voyage, narrated in Chapter 27 of Acts — which book no Christian should fail to read, along with the four Gospels. He then narrates the two years of Saint Paul’s first imprisonment, ending in his liberation.
There his narrative ends, but from Saint Paul’s Epistles we learn that Saint Luke was his faithful companion to the last. His paintings of Our Lady are still conserved with care in a number of places in Europe. Saint Luke certainly learned from the Mother of Christ Herself, the story of the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Angelic mission to the shepherds of Bethlehem. After the martyrdom of the Apostle to the Gentiles, Saint Epiphanus says that Saint Luke preached in Italy, Gaul, Dalmatia and Macedonia. Others say he went to Egypt and preached in the Thebaid, the region of the Fathers of the desert. Saint Hippolyte says he was crucified in Greece. His mortal remains were transferred to the Church of the Apostles, built by Constantine the Great at Constantinople, with those of Saint Andrew and Saint Timothy. Some of his relics remain in the Greek monastery of Mount Athos.