30th November, 2013: Remembering St. Andrew, the Apostle.
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" St.Paul quotes this word from the scripture (from Is 52:7), to insist upon the blessedness of being an apostle of the Lord, being sent to bear forth the word to the others. We celebrate St. Andrew, the apostle today - a person who just left everything and followed the Lord "immediately" when he was called; and according to the Gospel of St. John, he was the first one to announce to someone else, "we have found the Messiah" and he was the one who brought Peter to the Lord (Jn 1:40,41). This commemoration reminds us yet again our call to be proclaimers of the goodnews to the world... each of us, without any exception, ofcourse each in our own way. We will do well here to remember the words of St.Francis of Assisi, 'Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.'
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