2 Tim 4:10-17b.
Beloved: Demas, enamored of the present world, deserted
me and went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Luke is the only one with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
You too be on guard against him, for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them!
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
Luke is the only one with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
You too be on guard against him, for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them!
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
Ps 145(144):10-11.12-13ab.17-18.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
And let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
And your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is just in all his ways
And holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
To all who call upon him in truth.
And let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
And your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is just in all his ways
And holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
To all who call upon him in truth.
Lk 10:1-9.
At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom
he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.'
If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God is at hand for you.'
He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.'
If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God is at hand for you.'
Commentary of the day :
Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (c.130-c.208), Bishop, theologian and martyr
Against the Heresies, III, 14-15 ; SC 34
Saint Luke, companion
and collaborator with the apostles
That Luke was inseparable from Paul and
his fellow-laborer in the Gospel, he himself clearly evinces, not as a matter
of boasting, but as bound to do so by the truth itself. For when Barnabas and
John Mark, had parted company from Paul and sailed to Cyprus, Luke writes: “We
came to Troas” (Acts 16,8.11)... Then he carefully indicates all the rest of
their journey as far as Philippi, and how they delivered their first address...
And all the remaining details of his journey with Paul he recounts with all
possible diligence... As Luke was present at all these occurrences, he
carefully noted them down in writing, so that he cannot be convicted of falsehood
or boastfulness, because all these details were well known...
That Luke was not merely a follower, but also a fellow-laborer of the apostles, and especially of Paul, Paul himself declared too in his Epistles, saying: “Demas has forsaken me and has left for Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me” (2Tim 4,11). From this Paul shows that Luke was always attached to and inseparable from him. And again, in the Letter to the Colossians he says: “Luke, the beloved physician, greets you” (Col 4,14)...
There are also many other particulars to be found in the Gospel that are mentioned by Luke alone... It may be, indeed, that it was of set purpose that God set forth very many Gospel truths, through Luke's instrumentality alone..., in order that all might follow his subsequent testimony treating of the acts and doctrine of the apostles, and that thus holding the unadulterated rule of truth, they might be saved. Luke's testimony, therefore, is true and the doctrine of the apostles is open and steadfast, holding nothing in reserve... Theirs are the voice of the Church from which the Church takes its origin.
That Luke was not merely a follower, but also a fellow-laborer of the apostles, and especially of Paul, Paul himself declared too in his Epistles, saying: “Demas has forsaken me and has left for Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me” (2Tim 4,11). From this Paul shows that Luke was always attached to and inseparable from him. And again, in the Letter to the Colossians he says: “Luke, the beloved physician, greets you” (Col 4,14)...
There are also many other particulars to be found in the Gospel that are mentioned by Luke alone... It may be, indeed, that it was of set purpose that God set forth very many Gospel truths, through Luke's instrumentality alone..., in order that all might follow his subsequent testimony treating of the acts and doctrine of the apostles, and that thus holding the unadulterated rule of truth, they might be saved. Luke's testimony, therefore, is true and the doctrine of the apostles is open and steadfast, holding nothing in reserve... Theirs are the voice of the Church from which the Church takes its origin.
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