Acts 6:1—7
SECOND READING
1 Peter 2:4—9
1 Peter 2:4—9
GOSPEL
John 14:1—12
John 14:1—12
THEME:
BE KNOWN FOR DOING GOOD.
Brothers,
select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom,
whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer
and to the ministry of the word." From the first reading.
In
the first reading, the problem of sharing food among the early Christians came
up and it was tackled immediately by choosing seven deacons to help in sharing
of food. They were chosen from among men, among their own brothers. In the
second reading, St. Peter is trying to tell us that if we should develop and
grab that identity God prepared for us. You are "a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the
praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Agbụrụ
ahọtara ahọta, ndị nchụ aja nọ na ọkwa Eze, Mba dị nsọ, ndị Chineke họtara onwe
ya anyị bụ ndị isi na ọchịchịrị kpọbata n' Ihe nke gị dị ebube. In the
Gospel, Jesus is telling us apostles of this age that he has many mansions for
us in his father’s house. Continue Reading