Let us pray for one another as we seek to follow and serve the Lord and His Kingdom - Daily Bible Readings October 18,2014

1^ST READING

 

Timothy was a colleague of St. Paul. He shared the mission of St. Paul. It is important that we see that Paul did not work alone. He had a team of people who accompanied him on his journeys. The work of evangelization is best accomplished as a shared ministry as none of us has every gift necessary for the Gospel’s proclamation. Let us pray for one another as we seek to follow and serve the Lord and His Kingdom.

 

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. 13When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments. 14Alexander 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

 

Psalm 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)

 

GOSPEL

 

As we celebrate the Feast of St. Luke, we are reminded that the proclamation of the Gospel is a fundamental call to us, no matter who we are or what we do. Let us be grateful for the record of Jesus’ life that Luke has bequeathed to us in his Gospel and pray that we will not only imbibe the truths it carries but give our lives in its service as well.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.

 

Luke 10:1-9

1 The Lord Jesus 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. 8Whatever 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.’”

LIST

think:  Let us pray for one another as we seek to follow and serve the Lord and His Kingdom.

 

T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST

Thank You Lord for: __________________

 

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God’s special verse/thought for me today_

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