The Feast of St Mark the Evangelist.
"Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
"These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
"Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
"But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.” (Mark 16: 15 - 20).
Tuesday 25th April 2023 in the 3rd Week of the Easter Season is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist.
Mark the Evangelist lived between AD 12 - 68 AD. He was Cyerene from Libya in North Africa. He was also called John Mark. Son of Mary who provided her home as a place of meeting for the early Christian community in Jerusalem.
Mark worked with Saints Paul and Barnabas and later with St Peter the Apostle. St Mark founded the Church in Alexandria where he is honored with a beautiful Basilica.
St Mark is the patron saint of Egypt, Copts, Mainar, Venice and Barristers.
St Mark is the writer of the Gospel according to St Mark.
The Holy Spirit commands us in today's Gospel:
"Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."
Today, this mission of universal evangelization is very urgent. Recent Popes are insistent that the Church mobilize for New Evangelization.
Why did God create the Internet and cell phone at this time?
Probably over 50% of mankind today can be reached through social media groups, viz: WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Facebook, etc.
It is possible for most people to share the Gospel with family, friends, colleagues, etc.
Not everyone is called by God to be Mark the Evangelist. Not everyone of us can write like St Augustine. Most people receive the word of God daily from different sources. What inspires you can inspire a family member, a friend or colleague. Share it through text, email, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.
Do not be afraid. You may be surprised how much it will be appreciated. The Holy Spirit will help you.
Most of my ministry in evangelization is sharing content created by others. All I need is the help of the Holy Spirit to discern the material as the truth. It will be terrible to distribute error or untruth. I share blogs, music, photos, videos and any content that contains the truth and can help people grow their faith and relationship with God.
The word today encourages each of us to share the Gospel. Practice makes perfect.
"Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."
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Thank you Don for posting such well written, factual and truth about Our Savior, Jesus Christ. I look forward to reading your posts daily on the Laudate app. Thank you so very much for evangelizing for our Lord! God bless you, Christine
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