In today’s gospel reading, Jesus appoints the twelve apostles. Here’s our reflection from the Daily Mass.
BIBLE READINGS: You can find the readings for Friday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time here (Universalis Website)
It’s a well known saying that “History is written by the victors.” Those who win conflicts, define the narrative. They tell their own story which often downplays the truths of the other side in favour of their own.
However, in every generation, history is rewritten, providing a more truthful narrative of the past. One such example is “Black History Month” which celebrates the contribution that black people have played in the life of our country.
Jesus was immersed in the history of the people of Israel and true to the heritage of which he was a part, and the prophecies which went before. From among the many people who followed Jesus, he chose the specific number of twelve to be his apostles—those he would send out to preach and who after his ascension into heaven would form the foundation and leadership of the infant church. The number is symbolic. As there were twelve tribes of Israel, so Jesus builds on the old covenant with Israel, renewing a people for his own. He is true to the past, and to God’s chosen people, to whom God first chose to reveal himself.
The church first began as a movement within Judaism, and what we know as the Old Testament continues today to be the holy book for the Jewish people. Judaism is the rock from which we were hewn.
We know of the many distressing and evil ways in which the Jewish people have been treated, and on Monday is Holocaust Memorial Day when we remember the millions of people murdered during the holocaust of the Nazi persecution. As the Jewish people were the first to be called, so we pledge ourselves anew to nurture loving and respectful relationships with them and people of all religions.
Mass today is at St Saviour’s Church at 10am
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