Quote/s of the Day – 25 April – St Mark Evangelist
“For the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve and to give His Life
as a ransom for many …”
Mark 10:45
“Go into the whole world
and preach the Gospel
to every creature.”
Mark 16:15
“You have heard what the Lord said
to His disciples after the Resurrection.
He sent them out to preach the Gospel
and they did so.
Listen: “Through all the earth their voice resounds
and to the ends of the world, their message” (Ps 18[19],5).
Step by step, the Gospel has reached even to us
and the ends of the earth.
In a few words the Lord, addressing Himself
to His disciples, set out what we are to do
and what we have to hope for.
Just as you have heard, He said:
“Whoever believes and is Baptised will be saved.”
He asks for our faith and offers us salvation.
What He offers us, is so precious
that what He asks of us, is as nothing.”
St Augustine (354-430)
Father and Doctor of Grace
“At that time, the Lord appointed
seventy-two others
and sent them forth …”
Luke 10:1
“By saying that He is sending them
as the Father has sent Him, therefore,
He summarised, in a few words,
the character of the Apostles’ mission.
In this way, they would know that they were bound
to call sinners to repentance,
to heal the sick, whether of body or soul
and in all their dealings as stewards,
not by any means to follow their own will
but the will of Him Who sent them and,
finally, to save the world,
insofar as it received the teachings of the Lord.”
St Cyril of Alexandria (380-444)
Father and Doctor of the Church
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