FEAST OF ST MARK THE EVANGELIST.
FEAST OF ST MARK THE EVANGELIST.
GO AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
"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).
Thursday April 25th 2024 is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist.
St 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 in Egypt 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.
[Popes Benedict, St John Paul II and Francis emphasized New Evangelization].
Everyone can evangelize today. Probably over 50% of mankind today have cellphones and can be reached through social media groups, viz: WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, etc
The word of God today encourages each of us to share the Gospel. Practice makes perfect.
"Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel to every creature."
THE EUCHARIST IS THE PRECIOUS BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
The Church honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL.
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