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Quote/s of the Day – 18 October – Luke, the beloved physician,sends greetings … 

Quote/s of the Day – 18 October – The Feast of St Luke, the Evangelist

Luke, the beloved physician,
sends greetings …
 ”

Colossians 4:14

St Luke, the historian
of the meekness of Christ.

Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321)

It was this Evangelist who related
the mystery of Gabriel,
the messenger sent to the Virgin
to announce joy to the whole world.
It was he, who told in full,
the birth of Christ,
showing us the newborn
Child lying in a manger
and describing shepherds and Angels shouting for joy.

The harvest indeed is great
but the labourers are few.
Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest
that He send labourers into His harvest.

Luke 10:2

But in Luke, grace does not stop there.
His speech is not limited to serving the Gospel alone.
At the end of Christ’s miracles
he also relates the Acts of the Apostles. …
Luke was not just a spectator of all those things
but really participated in them.
And that is why he put so much care
into teaching us about them
.”

Anonymous Byzantine – Life of Saint Luke
11th Century

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Quote/s of the Day – 18 October – St Luke

Quote/s of the Day – 18 October – The Feast of St Luke, the Evangelist

Luke, the beloved Physician,
sends greetings …

Colossians 4:14

Demas has forsaken me
and has left for Thessalonica;
Crescens to Galatia,
Titus to Dalmatia.
Only Luke is with me
.”

2 Timothy 4:11

And we have sent along with him (Titus),
the brother (Luke) whose services to the Gospel
are praised in all the Churches
and what is more,
who was also appointed by the Churches,
to travel with us in this work of grace …”

2 Corinthians 8:18-19

The Salus Populi Romani
Protectress and Health of the Roman People
Painted By St Luke
resides in St Mary Major Basilica, Rome