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Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (commemoration of Saint Eunan (or Adomnan), Abbot)

September 23rd, 2010

"And He sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God"
Luke 9 : 1 - 6

When Jesus sent them out he laid down rules, not to depend on a staff, haversack, bread, money nor a spare tunic. Tough instructions for these first Apostles / Missionaries. To set out with no thought of to the hardships this life would entail. Stripped of all that was material, their mission was to proclaim the Kingdom of God and heal. Jesus is telling us you can be a Disciple on His mission without any earthly goods. Difficult to accept but still no one backed out. They depended entirely on God and were happy doing what Jesus said.

Prayer


Prayer : Jesus, Son of God, you give us the same message for proclaiming your Kingdom; not to pin our hopes and fears in what we have but on whom we are, your followers who believe that your words are true and just and valid for today also. Give us a deep understanding of your words and help us never to depend on material wealth in whatever form but to depend entirely on you. You will use our poverty and we will proclaim the kingdom as witnesses to you by the way we live in simplicity and joy.

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Just a Thought

The Eucharist

The manner in which we celebrate Eucharist and the reverence we give to it speak greatly of the sort of people we are. The following is a lovely story from the early Church which I came across recently: it might help us to understand what it means to be a member of the Church:

Cyprian of Cathage, wrote to his friend, Donatus: “It’s a bad world, Donatus, in which we live. But right in the middle of it I have discovered a quiet and holy group of people. They are people who have found a happiness that is a thousand times more joyful than all the pleasures of our sinful lives. These people are despised and persecuted, but it doesn’t matter to them. They are Christians, Donatus, and I am one of them.”

St. Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, describes how those people, the early Christians, bore witness to Christ and celebrated the Eucharist – i.e. the Mass; “The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions;… There was not a needy person among them…. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes…”

The Eucharist has consequences for the way we should live our lives. St. Augustine tells us that the Lord gave us these gifts of his Body and Blood so that we, too, might become these very things – i.e. his Body and Blood for the life of the world.

During the celebration of the Last Supper Jesus said, “I have given you an example, that you also should do what I have done to you.” Through us Christ is made present to our world. Our sharing in the Eucharist bonds us together with our brothers and sisters who have also been immersed into the life of Christ through the waters of Baptism.

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