Daily Bible Readings

October 18, 2011
1st READING

St. Luke, a Gentile convert, was one of St. Paul the Apostle’s travelling companions who stayed faithful to this call to serve the world even when others like Demas deserted Paul. To have a faithful friend like Luke is a wonderful gift from God and an inestimable treasure. Let us try to be faithful friends to others as St. Luke was. This is one of the greatest gifts we can offer to another.

2 Timothy 4:10-17
10 Beloved: Demas, enamored of the present world, deserted me and went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Luke is the only one with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is helpful to me in the ministry. 12 I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 You too be on guard against him, for he has strongly resisted our preaching. 16 At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them! 17 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.

P S A L M

Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
R: Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

10 Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. 11 Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. (R) 12 Making known to men your might and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. (R) 17 The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. (R)

G O S P E L

St. Luke records the sending out of the 72 disciples to the towns and villages that Jesus intended to visit. They were, in a sense, like John the Baptist to prepare the way for Jesus’ ministry. In sending out these disciples, we can see that the work of evangelization is reserved not just for the clergy and religious but for all baptized Christians. Let us ask the Lord to give us the boldness and faith to share the Good News with the people around us today.
Micah 1-3
ALLELUIA
R: Alleluia, alleluia
I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.
R: Alleluia, alleluia

Luke 10:1-9
1 The Lord appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. 2 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. 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ 6 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 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. 8 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, 9 cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’”

my reflections
t h i n k : The work of evangelization is reserved not just for the clergy and religious but for all baptized Christians.

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