“Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20 . “We rejoice for our names have been written in the kingdom of heaven, which refers to the righteous life in the Lord. As for casting out devils, this is …
Happy Feast of the Apostles . “Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.” Psalm 18:4 . “Jesus tells us that His holy Disciples will be more courageous and more understanding when they would be, as the Scripture says, Endowed with power from on high …
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 . “Christ is holiness, without which no one can see the face of God. Christ is our salvation, for He is the Savior and the Redeemer at the same time. Christ is everything for us. Whoever forsakes anything …
“Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3 . As St. Augustine says, these wolves devour up the lambs and so the wolves are transformed into lambs. It is a mission not to devour His apostles, but to convert the wolves into lambs by means of the meekness of …
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.” 2 Timothy 4:7,8 . “For it behooves us both to contend and to run; to contend, by enduring afflictions firmly, and to run, not vainly, but to some …