Luke [10:1-9] The Mission of the Seventy Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10,1-9. The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and …More
Luke [10:1-9] The Mission of the Seventy
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10,1-9.
The Lord Jesus 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.'"
Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB
Anonymous Byzantine life of Saint Luke (11th century)
6-7; PG 115, 1134-1135
Saint Luke, evangelist and companion of Paul
When, after abandoning the darkness of error to bind himself to God's love, Paul was joined to the number of the disciples, Luke went with him everywhere and became his travelling companion (Acts 16:10 f.). (…) He got on with him so well, was so close to him and shared all his graces so nearly that Paul, in writing to the faithful, called Luke his “beloved” (Col 4:14). From Jerusalem and the country round about as far as Dalmatia (Rom 15:19) he preached the Gospel with him. From Judea to Rome he shared the same chains with him, the same work, the same difficulties, the same shipwrecks. He desired to receive the same prize with him since he had shared the same labors. Having acquired the gift of preaching along with Paul and won over and led so many peoples to the love of God, Luke truly seemed like the Savior's loving and beloved disciple in addition to being the evangelist who wrote his sacred history. For formerly he had followed the Lord (cf. Lk 10:1), gathered together the testimonies of his first servants (Lk 1:1) and received inspiration from on high. It was this evangelist who related the mystery of Gabriel, the messenger sent to the Virgin to announce joy to the whole world. It was he who told in full the birth of Christ, showing us the newborn child lying in a manger and describing shepherds and angels shouting for joy. (…) He reports the parabolic teachings in greater number than the other evangelists. And just as he makes known to us the descent of the Word of God to earth, so too he describes his Ascension to heaven and return to the Father's throne (24:51). (…) But in Luke, grace does not stop there. His speech is not limited to serving the Gospel alone. At the end of Christ's miracles he also relates the Acts of the Apostles. (…) Luke was not just a spectator of all those things but really participated in them. And that is why he put so much care into teaching us about them.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10,1-9.
The Lord Jesus 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.'"
Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB
Anonymous Byzantine life of Saint Luke (11th century)
6-7; PG 115, 1134-1135
Saint Luke, evangelist and companion of Paul
When, after abandoning the darkness of error to bind himself to God's love, Paul was joined to the number of the disciples, Luke went with him everywhere and became his travelling companion (Acts 16:10 f.). (…) He got on with him so well, was so close to him and shared all his graces so nearly that Paul, in writing to the faithful, called Luke his “beloved” (Col 4:14). From Jerusalem and the country round about as far as Dalmatia (Rom 15:19) he preached the Gospel with him. From Judea to Rome he shared the same chains with him, the same work, the same difficulties, the same shipwrecks. He desired to receive the same prize with him since he had shared the same labors. Having acquired the gift of preaching along with Paul and won over and led so many peoples to the love of God, Luke truly seemed like the Savior's loving and beloved disciple in addition to being the evangelist who wrote his sacred history. For formerly he had followed the Lord (cf. Lk 10:1), gathered together the testimonies of his first servants (Lk 1:1) and received inspiration from on high. It was this evangelist who related the mystery of Gabriel, the messenger sent to the Virgin to announce joy to the whole world. It was he who told in full the birth of Christ, showing us the newborn child lying in a manger and describing shepherds and angels shouting for joy. (…) He reports the parabolic teachings in greater number than the other evangelists. And just as he makes known to us the descent of the Word of God to earth, so too he describes his Ascension to heaven and return to the Father's throne (24:51). (…) But in Luke, grace does not stop there. His speech is not limited to serving the Gospel alone. At the end of Christ's miracles he also relates the Acts of the Apostles. (…) Luke was not just a spectator of all those things but really participated in them. And that is why he put so much care into teaching us about them.