To be a missionary of Jesus
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As Jesus set out for Jerusalem, he instructed his disciples on the cost of discipleship. However, there is more to being a disciple of Jesus. A disciple must also be a missionary: sent out to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom. In today's Gospel Jesus instructs missionary disciples how they are to behave whole on mission. Their most important method of proclaiming the Gospel will be the message of their lives.
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Following Jesus to Jerusalem
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Today's reading marks a turning point in the story of Jesus. After his ministry in Galilee, he sets his face to go to Jerusalem, where he will be received into heaven. But a Samaritan village will have nothing to do with such a man; his disciples do not understand. Presented by Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB, Audio Divina, is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on the gospel reading: Luke 9:51-62
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They all ate, and were filled.
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Luke's account of the multiplication of the loves and fishes tells us of Jesus' ongoing eucharistic presence, always open in the baskets of pieces of bread that remain at the end of the meal. But the meal happens because the disciples do what Jesus asks them to do: Presented by Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB, Audio Divina, is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on the Gospel Reading: Luke 9:11-17
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The Father, his Word, and his Truth - Trinity Sunday
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Easter Season closed with the celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit. The "Ordinary time of the year" begins with the extraordinary tradition of our triune God. Jesus always looked to his Father. He promised that after his departure, the Father would send the Spirit. We live Christian lives because God has so loved us that he gave us his Son. The Son saved us through his death and resurrection, and the Spirit holds all of this love together among us. This trinity is the One God that we believe in.
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The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
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The Season of Easter closes in the celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit. A new law, the Law of Jesus, now determines our lives. The role of the Spirit is to keep reminding us of that law, guiding, teaching, and protecting us.
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Witnesses of repentance and forgiveness of sins
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But at the end of the Gospel of Luke, the disciples are full of joy. They have repented and their sins have been forgiven. Jesus gives them final instructions. They are to wait in the city of Jerusalem for the gift of the Spirit. They can now be witnesses to the ends of the earth to what they have experienced - repentance and forgiveness of sin. Jesus departs, and the mission of the witnessing Church begins.
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Living the in-between-time
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6th Sunday of Easter: As Jesus moves further into his Last Discourse with his disciples before his passion, death, and resurrection, he tells them that he must depart from them. But he will come back to them, and dwell with them. Presented by Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB AM, Audio Divina is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on Sunday's Gospel.
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Loving as Jesus loved in the in-between time
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5th Sunday of Easter: As Judas departs, Jesus cries out in triumph. His moment of glory, his loving self-gift on the cross is at hand. But he will soon be leaving his disciples. They must continue his presence by following the new commandment: loving as he has loved. Presented by Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB AM, Audio Divina is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on Sunday's Gospel.
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Listening to the voice of the Good Shepherd
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Within the context of the Jewish celebration of the Feast of the Dedication, marking the return of the Jerusalem Temple to its proper place as a way to God, Jesus presents himself, his word, and his way of life as an authoritative way to God. He has such authority as there no longer need to go to a Temple to find Good; the Father and Jesus are one!
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Do you love me? Feed my sheep!
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The Gospel of John closes by drawing the two foundational disciples back into the action. Having given up on Jesus, Peter decides he is going fishing. However, recognised by the Beloved Disciple as "the Lord," Jesus enables a miraculous catch of many fish, a symbol of the universal Church.
info_outlineTo be a missionary of Jesus: As Jesus set out for Jerusalem, he instructed his disciples on the cost of discipleship. However, there is more to being a disciple of Jesus. A disciple must also be a missionary: sent out to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom. In today's Gospel Jesus instructs missionary disciples how they are to behave whole on mission. Their most important method of proclaiming the Gospel will be the message of their lives.
Presented by world-renowned biblical scholar Rev. Professor Francis J. Moloney SDB AM, Audio Divina, is a Lectio-Divina styled reflection on the gospel for the Fourteenth Sunday of the Year, Year C.
Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20
This week’s readers are Julia and Tony
Narrated and Produced by Br Jeff Miller SDB
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