Saint Luke, evangelist - Feast

Second Letter to Timothy

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.

Psalms

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.

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.'"

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St. Luke(Evangelist (1st century))

SAINT LUKE Evangelist(Feast) St. Luke was a physician and a painter at Antioch when he encounteted St. Paul. He is best known as the historian of the New Testament and St. Paul's travel companion. Though not an eye-witness of our Lord's life, the Evangelist diligently gathered information from the lips of the apostles, and wrote, as he tells us, all things in order. The Acts of the Apostles were written by St. Luke as a sequel to his Gospel, bringing the history of the Church down to the first imprisonment of St. Paul at Rome. The humble historian never names himself, but the occasional use of "we" for "they" marks his presence in scenes he describes. We thus find that he sailed with St. Paul and Silas from Troas to Macedonia, stayed behind apparently for seven years at Philippi, and lastly shared the shipwreck and perils of the memorable voyage to Rome. From St. Paul's Epistles, we learn that St. Luke was a faithful companion to the end. He was martyred in Achaia, modern-day Greece.

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St. Peter of Alcantara(Priest (1499-1562))

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SAINT PETER OF ALCANTARA Priest (1499-1562) In his youth, St. Peter left his home at Alcantara, Spain, and entered a monastery of Discalced Franciscans. He rose quickly to high posts, but his thirst for penance went unappeased. In 1539, at 40, he founded the first monastery of the Strict Observance. The friars' cells were simple and rustic. St. Peter's cell was only 4 ½ feet in length. He often fasted: sometimes eating just once in three days. A sack-cloth and cloak were his only clothes. In the deep winter, he opened the windows of his cell and shut them again to experience some sensation of warmth. All of St. Peter's mortifications were penance for sins, and to discipline his flesh that he might cling to God alone. Among those he trained to perfection was St. Teresa. He read her soul, approved of her spirit of prayer, and encouraged her to carry out her reforms. He passed away on October 18, 1562, with a cheerful countenance. He intercedes by giving our prayers to God with greater faith.

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