24/05/2025

In the today's reading taken from the "Acts", St Paul is informed by the Holy Spirit that he has to avoid the Roman Provinces of Asia and Bithynia and continues his mission until he reaches Troy where he is again guided by the Holy Spirit to continue into Europe.

As regards the history of salvation the circumcision of one man seems to be pretty much a small issue but the Jews who were ever present throughout "gentile" cities and provinces of the Roman empire would not have accepted that an uncircumcised man could be inspired by God and so Paul circumcised Timothy.

This circumcision is one of acts of the Apostles. It did take place before "The Council of Jerusalem" and would have been part of the unrecorded discussions which resulted in the abandonment of  the idea that Jewish cultural practises are a requirement for God's will to be done on Earth.

Jesus makes it quite clear that we have to always strive to live as he did during his lifetime on earth. He makes it clear that the beauty of Pharisaical thought and liturgy must not confuse us as to our human obligations. We have to act on this earth as if we were already in heaven. 

The Resurrection is the completion of Jesus, the true man, Son of IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT. It is the final act of God on this material earth. From that time onwards beginning with the Acts of the Apostles we have the responsibility to live bodily lives that denounce the human focussed values of this world but are ruled by the spiritual love and mercy that has created, begotten and lives in the Mystical Body of which we can form a part by joining the prayer that is always basically 

 "Be it done to me according to thy word".

Mary was the only person after Adam/Eve to be created a sinless human being. She was therefore able to become Theotokos and is exactly what this title proclaims her to be.