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Selected Sunday Scriptures- #95

Donal Graeme
November 2, 2015

Today is All Saints Day, and so the selections on today will focus on some of the Saints mentioned in the New Testament, and their service to God. We begin with some of the Apostles:

18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the seaâfor they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, âFollow me, and I will make you fish for people.â 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

(Matthew 4:18-22)

Peter, of course, was the Chief Steward of the Lord (Keeper of the Keys), and went on to become first Pope. St. Andrew, known as the First-Called, went on to found the See of Byzantium (latter known as Constantinople). James was the first of the Apostles to die a martyr, as he was killed by the sword at the order of King Herod (Acts 12:3). Saint John was the only Apostle to not be martyred, and after being entrusted with the Theotokos finished his days in Ephesus.

9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, âFollow me.â And he got up and followed him.

10 And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, âWhy does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?â 12 But when he heard this, he said, âThose who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, âI desire mercy, not sacrifice.â For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.â

(Matthew 9:13)

Here St. Matthew becomes a disciple of the Lord. He is credited with being one of the 4 evangelist writers of the gospels. Being a publican, he was probably one of the few who could read and write (and several languages at that).

Then we have St. Thomas:

24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, âWe have seen the Lord.â But he said to them, âUnless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.â

26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, âPeace be with you.â 27 Then he said to Thomas, âPut your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.â 28 Thomas answered him, âMy Lord and my God!â 29 Jesus said to him, âHave you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.â

(John 20:24-29)

Thomas, after he stopped doubting, was recognized by tradition as having traveled east, preaching all the way to India. He is credited with founding the Syro-Malabar church.

Now for a few non-Apostles:

 Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, 2 as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Herodâs steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources.

(Luke 8:1-3)

Here we have St. Mary Magdalene, St. Joanna and St. Susanna. All three served the Lord by ministering to him and his disciples during his time among us. They also were prepared to take care of his body after the Crucifixion as well.

32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. 35 They laid it at the apostlesâ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 36 There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means âson of encouragementâ). 37 He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought the money, and laid it at the apostlesâ feet.

(Acts 4:32-37)

St. Barnabas was a major evangelist, helping Paul spread the Gospel. His first appearance in Scripture comes from a gesture of charity on his part.

Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. 2 And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, âIt is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3 Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task, 4 while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer and to serving the word.â 5 What they said pleased the whole community, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

7 The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

(Acts 6:1-7)

This passage mentions a number of saints, with St. Stephen being the most prominent. He was the first Christian martyr, for although he was originally called to carry out ministerial work he soon was evangelizing. This drew the ire of the Sanhedrin, which stoned him. St. Phillip was also a prominent evangelist, and besides helping convert the Samaritans also baptized an Ethiopian eunuch.

Now we have St. Tabitha, or Dorcas:

36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, âPlease come to us without delay.â 39 So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, âTabitha, get up.â Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

(Acts 9:36-43)

Dorcas served the Lord by serving others.

I could keep going a while, so I will stop with wo last saints deserve mentioning:

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked togetherâby trade they were tentmakers. 4 Every sabbath he would argue in the synagogue and would try to convince Jews and Greeks.

(Acts 18:1-4)

St. Priscilla and St. Aquila are a classic example of how much a married couple can accomplish when working harmoniously together. The two of them helped run an early Christian community (what the Catholic Church refers to as a parish), worked with St. Paul in evangelizing, corrected and instructed Apollos and were overall a boon to the Church.

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