The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Twenty-Eight Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 1-9 “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” In today’s gospel, the Lord publicly commissioned seventy-two people. The commissioning of the seventy(-two) anticipates the church’s mission to the nations (cf. Luke 24:47). References to the “harvest” […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 1-12 The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. There were many who were coming for help and healing to Jesus. In Jesus appointing and sending the seventy to different parts of the land, we get a […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The First Week Of Advent Luke 10: 1-16 Jesus came into this world to proclaim the good news and establish Gods kingdom. During his ministry he choose 12 Apostles to be with him, these he sent out to proclaim the message and to gave authority to […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time(St. Luke Evangelist) Luke 10:1-9 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. This is a reference to Moses’ appointment of the […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The First Week Of Advent Luke 10:1-16 Today’s gospel passage narrates the mission of the seventy. Jesus was preparing them and sending them out in pairs to spread the Word of God. One of the first steps is to pray to God to send more people to […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twentyninth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 10:1-9 Jesus starts preparing his disciples for his mission. Even today the management schools study the leadership style of Jesus. How he chose the least of the people from different background, some educated, some fishermen and some who were not […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-Sixth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 10:1-12 Jesus sends his disciples to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He transfers his power and Authority to the seventy he chose. This is parallel to Moses himself being guided to choose seventy elders and […]