28/10/2025

Feast Simon and Jude

Both the first and second reading for today's Feast Day are from the New Testament. St Luke records what he had been told about the events of the day that Jesus made this public choice and appointment of  the Twelve Apostles. 

When St Paul writes to the Ephesians thirty years have passed by within which time IAMFATHERSOHOLYSPIRIT has finalised his revelations through word and deed. Everything that each human being needs to know to live lives of holiness is now present in the world, recorded in the Scriptures.

Mary, the chosen Apostles, Matthias and the "untimely one" are the only sources of the direct teaching Word, Son of God and Son of Mary made to us in the historical events of which they were participants in Palestine 2000 years ago.

We always have to remember that as soon as Popes, Patriarchs or Priests became involved with "Empire" the essential spiritual quality of the Gospels was compromised and this world, Mammon immediately began the conquest of the Church founded on St Peter that has become more and more successful throughout my lifetime.

I have had to face up to my personal sinfulness ever since childhood and know that even today which I begin in sincere prayer and contemplation that it is so easy for me to sin even though I know that I can always access the support of Jesus, "I will be with you always even to the end of time".

I have to tell myself, however,  that even though I cannot completely understand all that I read about God and that my own thoughts are dismissed as "simplistic" God is also simple in his Love and Commandments for us. He tells us how to live because he knows that we are capable of becoming holy for that Love he poured forth as human blood on Calvary has the Power to enable us all to be secure in his New Holy Family where there is only Love in which we can join with all the Apostles and Saints to proclaim "Blessed be God for ever!"

"Woman behold your son, Son behold your Mother"

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus

Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen