The Family and the Household

THE WORD AND THE SAINTS

October 28, 2023: Remembering the Apostles Sts. Simon and Jude

Ephesians 2: 19-22; Luke 6: 12-16

The memory of the Apostles takes us back to the original experience that gave rise to a new movement, a new family around the person of Jesus of Nazareth and the wondrous experiences with him. Being Christians does not only mean to have a set of beliefs and practices related to them. It means, that we belong to that movement, that family, that household... we are all members, fellow citizens, brothers and sisters with the apostles and saints. 

Jesus called the Apostles by name, that they may pass on that experience of belonging to the household of God, to others right to the end of the world! And we have been the beneficiaries... we have been built together as the dwelling place of God, the Temple of the Spirit. 

United in our hearts, with genuine love that goes out to each other, as brothers and sisters we are invited to become Temples, where persons can come in to feel the presence of God. Celebrating today the feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, we are called to feel one with each other, under that experience that unites us - the experience of belonging to Christ. 

When we stand united, we are built into the dwellings of God, for the Lord had assured: We shall come to them and make our home with them (Jn 14:23).