Prayer Prompt before reading MK 6:7-13: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray well, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and who God the Son is so that I may know who I am.
“SO THEY WENT OFF AND PREACHED REPENTANCE.”MK 6:7-13
Humbly submit your will to God (thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jesus gave authority to the Apostles over unclean spirits and authority to cure the sick by anointing them with oil. Jesus’ authority did not stop with the 12 Apostles, but from Peter was passed on to Linus and down to Pope Leo XIV. This authority was passed down to bishops and priests who are still preaching repentance, casting out demons, and curing the sick.
This proves to us that Jesus has the authority to pass on His powers to specific people He gives the power to. The pope, bishops, and ordained priests all have been given authority by Christ to forgive sins, through Jesus’s words they consecrate the Eucharist, anoint the sick and give them last rites, to Baptize in the name of the Trinity, to seal the Holy Spirit in us, to witness a couple making wedding vows.
God the Father set up the priesthood in the tribe of the Levites in the Old Testament, then Jesus instituted the first priesthood at the Last Supper, and continues to call priests to be ordained today and works through them to heal, cure, and cast out demons.
Don’t believe me? Fr. Ben Green gave absolution to my son, Nathan, and many other 2nd graders for first reconciliation. In the Year of Fr. Kapaun, we took time to reflect on his intercession from heaven to heal Chase Kear who should have died after a pole vaulting accident, Avery Gerlemen from a blood disease that was eating her alive from the inside, and Nick Dellesega who was without a pulse for 9 and half minutes but lived.
We don’t hear these things on the nightly news very often. Go to a hospital where people witness miracles all of the time. Go to Mass, there is a miracle going on right in front of your eyes. Visit a nursing home or the chaplain of a prison. God’s grace, love, and authority are the most powerful things in the world. The sick are cured, demons are cast out, and reconciliation is taking place right now all over the world.
Take time to fill your mind with good and holy things each day, allow Jesus’ teachings to transform you and change your perspective to ‘what is’, reality, or Truth. This conversion takes place slowly or sometimes all at once. It requires faith and an open heart and mind, total surrender and trust (fiat). Jesus is sending you and I out today two by two, after being formed by Him, to change the world by being who He created us to be.
Today’s challenge: Read about Fr. Kapaun’s story at http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/father-kapaun or find a book on Fr. Kapaun and read it. Put good and holy people and things around you. Humble yourself and recognize we need God, if you seek Him out you will not be disappointed. All of us are called to be saints, with a specific role for our journey. Ask Jesus what your role is in this life then take nothing with you but your walking stick and be amazed at what Christ will do through you!
Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
The Twelve drove out many demons,
and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
This part shows that with Jesus’s power/ permition the twelve can go and preach, cure people. drive out demons, and many other things. Jesus can do many miraculous things, that the human brain cannot comprehend. Jesus is powerful and all knowing no one is greater than him.
“Jesus is sending you and I out today two by two, after being formed by Him, to change the world by being who He created us to be.”
“SO THEY WENT OFF AND PREACHED REPENTANCE.”MK 6:7-13. This stood out to me because Jesus is saying that the apostles went with Jesus and they preached repentance to the people. Another reason why this stood out to me because when we go to confession Jesus is preaching repentance to use.
this is saying that all you need in order to convert people to Jesus is belief.
I love so much how the Apostles had no fear when they spread God’s word because that is how I want to live. We should all be like the Apostles and listen to Jesus when He tells us to be missionaries because that is how we will get into heaven and get everyone into heaven
Jesus sent his apostles on their first missionary journey, telling them to spread the word of the gospel and to cast out the demons from places to heal the sick. By instructing them to travel with almost nothing and depend on hospitality and kindness Jesus teaches reliance on God’s providence rather than material goods because nothing is better than him.
The Twelve listened to Jesus and followed his word! Just like we are supposed to. Jesus wants us to fulfill His word and Preach the Word of God to people who don’t know! That’s the reason we are on the Earth and He put us here to fulfill his Word and Preach about Him!
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the Twelve to go and heal unclean spirits. Jesus empowers them to battle evil and heal, focusing on bringing the Kingdom of God to others, and showing what it means to be Catholic. Our mission in life is to be like the Twelve, who healed others, who helped others, and who tried to be like Christ. If a place does not welcome them, they are to “shake off the dust on their feet” as a testimony against them, indicating that they should not be discouraged by rejection or give up by lack of progress. We need to try to be more like Christ, and to help and love one another, so that we may get to Heaven.
This scripture reflection tells me about how there are many miracles we see every single day but don’t notice how amazing they are. The miracles we see every day at mass are truly something special that we should be proud we get to see. Medical miracles also happen often and we don’t even realize how even just the birth of a healthy child is a miracle!
What really stuck out to me is that if you are ever losing faith in God and have doubts, “Go to a hospital where people witness miracles all of the time. Go to Mass, there is a miracle going on right in front of your eyes. Visit a nursing home or the chaplain of a prison. God’s grace, love, and authority are the most powerful things in the world”. God is all around us, we just need to open our eyes and believe.
I think the phrase “This proves to us that Jesus has the authority to pass on His powers to specific people He gives the power to.” Is a great reminder that these people in the church that have power like “The pope, bishops, and ordained priests.” And not just power through there role in the church but power given to them by God. He gives them the power too have him speak through them, forgive through him, and bless the bread and turn it into the body of Jesus Christ.
I think Jesus is saying that those who do not follow him, Jesus will not help with them knowing. That he won’t try to drive out any demons, he’s just gonna let them be because they didn’t ask for his help, they denied the help of the Twelve. Jesus and the Twelve were normal human beings. That is until Jesus made many miracles and the Twelve followed him because they loved him, they were inspired. Just as we should be. We may not be able to drive out demons and we may not be able to heal and bless people, but that shouldn’t stop us from loving God through all he is and all he will be. We should be like the Twelve, love Jesus through all our struggles and hardships in life.
Jesus says that it is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than a rich man into the kingdom of Heaven. Its not impossible for a rich man to enter just harder. In todays gospel Jesus says only take what you need and nothing more. Nothing in this life that you want will be able to come to Heaven, the only thing you can bring is other people. When you walk into something dirty, you take a shower to clean yourself, same as when you sin you go to God for forgiveness. When you meet people who is not equally yoked with you clean yourself so you do not become like them. God calls us top be kind to everyone, he does not call us to sit there and watch others do wrong. Calling them out of their sin or watch them go down a path to hell.
in today’s Gospel, Jesus sent out the Apostles to preach, to cure the sick, to clean unclean spirits, and to cast out demons. Jesus gave His power to the Apostles, and the Apostles gave it down to each Pope, Bishop, Priest, and everyone. This means we can cure the sick, clean unclean spirits, and to cast out demons
In today’s scripture reflection it is talking about how God has authority for everything you need. Jesus forgives us and even though we disobey God, God will still have mercy and still love you and he will grant you authority to everything you need in this life to be happy. Jesus anoints the sick and cares for the people that need his help. He helps you everyday in your life and always is going to be by your side whenever you need him. God forgives and has the ability to forgive us and leave his without blemish. Have a good rest of your day!! God Loves you So Much!! God Bless!!!!
God’s grace, love, and authority are the most powerful things in the world. The sick are cured, demons are cast out, and reconciliation is taking place right now all over the world.God will always love you.Gods love is everlasting.He loves everyone even the sinners.
Today’s Gospel shows how the 12 do whatever the Lord instructs and how they can drive out any demons in repentance. They are doing the Lord’s work and are setting an example for us.
By our belief we can bring others into the faith and ourselves. That is what Jesus wants us to do most of all. Share His word, the gospel, and the faith to other people. By doing this we can help bring ourselves and others into heaven with us.
Jesus tells the 12 if you ever go to a house and don’t accept you shake the dust off your feet in repentance. So they went to go preach without fear. They converted a lot of people and helped them get rid of demons.
Todays gospel is telling us that Jesus sent out the disiples and told them to bring nothing but the sandals on their feet and the tunic on their back and go preach, go heal. He then told them that if they refuse to listen then leave, they refuse to believe in God and thats their fault. The disiples drove out many demons and many repented and were forgiven and began to believe, believe in GOD! Have a great day, God Bless!
In today’s Gospel its how Jesus goes and tells the 12 to go and heal unclean spirits. This is telling me that God is the one and only God because no body else just says “go and heal their unclean spirits” it doesn’t work that way, but it does work that way with Jesus the true only and only God
In today’s gospel, Jesus tells the 12 to go out in 2 and tells them not to bring anything and to clean spirits. This is telling us that Jesus wants us to believe in Him. When we trust Jesus, he can help us believe more so that we can reach Heaven.
In todays gospel It says “He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick no food, no sack, no money in their belts.” With God we don’t need anything else. He will take care of us even if we don’t know he is with us. If we truley embraced the fact that God is with us then we will relize the little things he does to take care of us.
Today Jesus instructs his disciples to go out two by two with a specific set of instructions. He tells them to bring little and see who will welcome them, and help them share the Gospel. They will stay in their houses until they leave when they will find someone else to preach to and help them. They are able to perform miracles and divinely things because Jesus works through them. This is a part of Jesus’ ministry where he covers ground and evangelizes Gentiles and Jews alike. He came into the world to not stay with his righteous group, but to convert the unrighteous.
In the gospel Jesus sent out his disciples with the authority over clean spirits and it also says that they used that authority to help others like they were supposed to. We are supposed to use the gifts that God has given us because you never know if someone needs to hear, or see your gift no matter what it is. And that God gave you that gift just like Jesus gave the disciples the authority to heal others.
Jesus gave the apostles the authority to dive out demons and do miracles.He also gave us the authority to do so.he instructed them to fast and sacrifice which he also calls us to do.
“The Twelve drove out many demons,
and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.”
I think this is telling us that Jesus sent out the twelve apostles to help people in need.
What I took in from the Gospel was that, we should follow Jesus and try our best to help those in need, whether they need anything or just a simple prayer. The disciples cured and healed many people, we should be like them and try to avoid sin and help everybody else with avoiding sin as well.
The part that stuck out to me was when Jesus us told the 12 to not bring anything with them and only rely on others for survival and that they could drive out demons.
I don´t really get what this Gospel is saying but I do get that part with the sandels and I think the reason why they had to go without much is because the point is being humble
This proves to us that Jesus has the authority to pass on His powers to specific people He gives the power to.This stuck out to me because Jesus knows that we need help and he made it so we can get that help we need.
“He sent them out two by two”. Not one by one but, two by two. Do you walk with Jesus two by two or do you push Him away?
i think its really cool how those people survived those incidents it makes me feel like God the father really cares about me and the other people around me.
What really stuck to me was how God sent his apostles to cure and anoint them and they obeyed. If they wouldn’t have God wouldn’t have punished them but he would forgive them and that is why God is so Good.
This scripture really shows just how amazing Jesus is. He gave others the ability to heal and wash away unclean spirits. This shows He loves us so much. Since Jesus gave His power to the Apostles this was gone down to Bishops, Popes, Priest, etc. God gave them His power so future generations could experience Him in person
“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two” Jesus sent out the Twelve apostle to heal and drive out demons. This displays Jesus’ trust in the apostles. The apostles successfully healed many and drove out multitudes of demons. This is another miracle that displays God’s infinite power. Fully human and fully divine Jesus had the power to give 12 people the authority over demons and death.
what I got out of this gospel is if anyone does not take you in or ask if you need anything then don´t go with them but leave and find someone that would and help them on there way with God.
What stuck out to me is that the Apostles had no fear , they went to spread the word of God. They knew Jesus will always be there for them and to not feel ashamed about sharing the good news.
The twelve apostles did what Jesus had told them to do and went on their first missionary without any supplies. All they had was their word and hopefulness of people’s kindness to them. That’s us when we teach people about the Bible, we teach other people, not knowing they are going to believe us or think more of our word.
Jesus’s authority is everlasting. Before he ascended into Heaven, he passed down his authority to Peter and the 12 apostles who passed it down to other people and will continue to do so until the day Jesus returns. Even when he isn’t here physically, he’s with us spiritually. Miracles continue happening after his death and resurrection that people believe are because of him. His influence lasts forever.
In today’s Gospel the Twelve are sent out two by two and Jesus is telling them not to bring anything other than sandals and a tunic. Jesus also gave them the power to cast out demons and heal the sick and THAT is what they did.
“that you may succeed in whatever you do,
wherever you turn, and the LORD may fulfill
the promise he made on my behalf when he said ” This means to me that if you do really trust in the Lord then so be it, He will take all of your problems away and you will be free. He will give you the courage to do anything.
“SO THEY WENT OFF AND PREACHED REPENTANCE.” What this means to me is to spread the good news to all and show God’s true love for us because he will always forgive us.
Nothing particularly stood out to me in this. This whole Gospel in general I feel was about helping other people like God tells us to do and going out and doing what He would do and what He gave us the will to do.
In the Gospel today it talked about how Jesus sent the apostles two by two so that can help and preach the word of God to others in the nation. Jesus also gave them the power to drive out demons. I believe that through God you can do anything and nothing can stop God loving power.
today i the gospel i feel like Jesus is calling us to always be welcoming to anyone who crosses our path the Disciples had an important message to bring to everyone that why you must always be welcoming and kind you don’t know what others can bring into your life.
In the Gospel today, Jesus tells the disciples to carry nothing with them but walking sticks. This is because God will provide everything we need in life. And when we find ourselves having more sharing with others is what He calls us to do. There are multiple forms of love in life, and one of them is how much we can give.
¨Jesus is sending you and I out today two by two, after being formed by Him, to change the world by being who He created us to be.¨ This stuck out to me because we all need to spread the word. If we know that God can make us happy and have a chance at ever lasting life we are being selfish. We wouldnt know about God if we werent being taught about him everyday so we need to go out and teach other.
In this Scripture, I think God is telling me that we need to have in Him like the Apostles. The apostles went around preaching and healing , but they had no money and they trusted that God would provide and that he would move people to help them. So we must also trust in Him that He will protect us from the harm that Satan brings to us. He will give us shelter from the storm of sin and people who do not wish the best.
I think its very unbelievable that people in hospitals see these miracles all the time and some just don’t realize it.
the 12 apostles would always do what Jesus told them to do, the first mission they went without any supplies they only had hope and faith to do what they needed to get done. And they did drive out all the demons, we need to do the same when God asks us, whatever it is we need to do even if its without supplies
I think what today’s scripture is telling me is that we need to be more like the 12 apostles and remember them more in our day to day lives. We need to stick up for our faith even when its hard or when it’s not the cool thing to do. We also need to remember God loves us and that he does want the best for us.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus and the disciples go off and heal people. Jesus tells them if there is a place for you to go in, stay there until you leave from there. But, if someone ignores you or they don’t welcome shake the dirt off of your feet.
In today’s Gospel Jesus shows he is God by giving the Apostles authority over demons. Demons are nowhere close to being a match for Christ. We can always ask Christ to help us from anything that is troubling us. We can always trust in him. Another message from this Gospel is that it doesn’t matter, who comes to you, you should show them mercy. You should always show hospitality to your visitors.
Today I think the Gospel is trying to tell me that you should listen to God. Follow his teachings and be a disciple of him. Also use the knowledge that you get from his words, and spread it to those around you.
What I got out of today’s Gospel is that we need to be obedient to Jesus like the apostles were. They did exactly as Jesus said and they changed many lives when they did this by spreading the word of God. Now we must do the same by going out and proclaiming the Lord as our Father, and One true God and always follow his call.
What I took from this Gospel is that we need to help those in need and follow his way as Jesus will drive out our demons in confession through reconciliation
I think this Gospel tells me that Jesus gives, and forgives. His 12 apostles went to peoples houses and preached to Jesus over and over. They appointed and cured many that day. This Gospel just tells us to preach to Jesus, for He replenishes the soul.
In today’s Gospel Jesus tells His apostles to go and preach and to take nothing with them because they must find someone who will let them stay in their home. What I think Jesus is trying to say is that if they do not let you stay then they wouldn’t even let God into their homes.
We should trust in God more. Because he gives us life and loves us, why cant we do that back? We have to realize not much is possible without him!
“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.” In the Gospel it is stated that Jesus gave the apostles the authority to drive out the evil from people, and it’s kinda weird because I’ve never thought of it as Jesus gifting the apostles with anything, and I just assumed that the apostles already knew what to do like they watched a YouTube tutorial or something on how to heal. They were granted the ability to heal and they just knew how to do so by the power of God speaking the way to heal into them.
Today Jesus showed me this is where some of it began. In a way you can see the twelve as Priests and that is what they essentially are. It is amazing how this event still happens today, and this happened 2000 years ago. We have to see that our Priests are trying to be very much like the men in the scripture today. This proves that healing of the sick is true because it actually came from our savior himself i find that cool.
The message I got from today’s gospel was to be always trying to spread his word. When Jesus sent out the disciples, he told them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick. I see this as God telling us to trust in him that he will give us what we need and take care of us.
Today it tells us how Jesus is in authority. He has the authority to free us and save us. God will always provide for us and keep us satisfied. He will cure us of all bad things and keep us safe and healthy.
something that got sutck with me when i read this is that let the converision convert you slowly or all at once. the reason i say this is cause sometimes it takes someone a week to be converted and undertstadn sometimes its longer. God speaks to us at our pace and the pace we will understand and so we can be with us
In today’s Gospel, the 12 Apostles were given Jesus’s power to drive out demons, preach repentance, and heal and cure the sick. The apostles gave up a lot to follow Jesus, and look where it led them. To go to many places outside of Jerusalem to preach God’s plan for our salvation. If we want to follow Jesus, we must let go of everything that is in our way, including the ones that make us happy, like our phones. Now, that doesn’t mean that God doesn’t want you to enjoy life and live a hardcore Christian, miserable life. But, you must not let those things control you, or take up so much of your time that you don’t have time for God. Start by cutting off screen time or things that distract you from God, and eventually you’ll feel closer and closer to God, and more happier and full.
something that got sutck with me when i read this is that let the converision convert you slowly or all at once. the reason i say this is cause sometimes it takes someone a week to be converted and undertstadn sometimes its longer. God speaks to us at our pace and the pace we will understand and so we can be with us.
I think to day in the Gospel God is telling me how to live in poverty and to listen to his words, for he can do anything through me. The twelve apostles followed Jesus’s instructions, and they cured many sick people and drove out many demons. Imagine the amazing things that could happen if we all follow God’s word!
Jesus gave the 12 apostles athority to cast out demnds heal the sick and reserect the dead they gave it to bishops and priests and mybe you
you cna do anything in jesus nakme if you belive it youse that power in jesus name in christ name whatever to do the imposable.
remembe r be the light of the world.
Jesus created us in His divine image. We are who we are supposed to be. God had a plan for us long before we were even conceived or even thought. God knows us all by name. All he asks of us is a hour of our week on the Sabbath.
What stood out to me was that God told them to not bring anything. They trusted God and thrived. Everyone has to fully trust God.
“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.
Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,
leave there and shake the dust off your feet
in testimony against them.”
This verse in the scripture really stuck out to me today. Jesus shows us a way of living that glorifys him but at the same time is a humble way of living. We shouldn’t get mad when someone does not welcome us or agree with us. Instead we should see what God has given us instead of what he hasn’t. All in all I think this verse especially shows us an ideal way of living.
Jesus is so Powerful that he can give people authority over unclean spirits. This is because his name strikes fear into the hearts of demons, so when you cast out a demon in Jesus’ name, they run and hide.
In two days Jesus tells the Twelve to go and heal unclean spirits. Jesus empowers them to battle evil and heal focusing on bringing the King to God to others, and showing what it means to be Catholic. Our mission in life is to be like the Twelve, who healed others, who helped others and who tried to be like Christ. If a place does not welcome them, they are to “shake off the dust on their feet” as a testimony against them, indicating that they should not be discouraged by rejection or give up by lack of progress. We need to try to be more like Christ, and to help and love one another, so that we may get to Heaven
I think the Gosple is trying to tell me today that the Apostles were given the power to heal because Jesus gave them that power. Than it was passed down but Jesus showed the Apostles than to bishops than to priest it was passed down.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the Twelve to go and heal unclean spirits. Jesus empowers them to battle evil and heal, focusing on bringing the Kingdom of God to others, and showing what it means to be Catholic. Our mission in life is to be like the Twelve, who healed others, who helped others, and who tried to be like Christ. If a place does not welcome them, they are to “shake off the dust on their feet” as a testimony against them, indicating that they should not be discouraged by rejection or give up by lack of progress. We need to try to be more like Christ, and to help and love one another, so that we may get to Heaven.
We need to listen to God. As it said in the gospel, “Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” We need to listen and welcome God into our house like he’s our best friend. God casts out demons and gives the twelve the ability to cast out demons and help the sick. So never ignore God always let him inside and listen in silence, because God can do all things.
what I got from todays gospel was that Jesus calls each and every young man to be priests. He is no longer physically here on earthworm with us so he must call others to do his work for him in persona christi capitas. There are miracles being performed all over the world and sometimes they aren’t even acknowledged, these powers all come from Jesus. No man, no woman, no being could ever do these things without God. Since he Is so loving and kind he gives us mercy through a priest, when you become a priest you are no longer just a man on this earth you help others see the wonderful miracles Christ is willing to give to them, through you.
What I took from today’s gospel is that you should always try to do the right things. When you know that your doing something wrong don’t do it. I also took that you should preach the word of God.
The part of this Gospel that stuck out to me was when it says, “Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,
leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” This means to me that if you are ever not excepted by someone you should not go around everywhere being mopey and sad or complaining about it, you should just except their opinion and go along your way so that you may meet someone who will be willing to welcome you.
Today the gospel is telling me that God has power over everythig. I feel like i should be more revrent of him. It makes me think of how small things i my eyes are huge things in his and that even the small things matter.
I believe that in today’s gospel that Jesus is telling us that we must be humble like the apostles. they gave up practically everything to follow Jesus but they are in the presence of the son of God and that is enough for them. I think we need to be more like the apostles in this way. not wanting trivial things that only bring us happiness for a short time we should instead want God who will love us and bring us happiness in him forever.
what stood out to me was “the twelve drove out many demons.” I think this stood out to because its saying that god has authorities over everything, no matter who does it, making it so that even a priest would have authority over demon in persona Christi, and that Jesus doesn’t have to be fully present to make things happen.
“John the Baptist has been raised from the dead” this shows that Jesus really did gave miracles and raising someone from the dead is not possible. Jesse has so much power and he uses for good to make sure we get to heaven.
i got from this gospel that so many miracles go on around us but sometimes we are too caught up in our own activities that we cant even realize the greatness happening around us. we need to open our eyes to God so we can take note of his greatness.
What really stood out to me was this ´´Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” Because of how strong and true it is.
The Apostles put such a trust in God. They had nothing and still put everything in God. The trust follow and love him, in return God protects and provided for them. We should put that kind of trust into God
In the Gospel, Jesus sends his disciples out to the world, with instructions to preach, heal, and rely on God for help. I think that the Gospel was trying to tell us that we need to rely on God instead of worldly possessions for help. We need to have humility, faith, and trust, just like Jesus shows us every day.
I like how the dissimples went and did i cold not do that i wold be way to scared
it is saying to take your time to fill your mind with god and God only and keep him on you mind
I think this gospel is telling me to listen to God’s calling. It is telling me that when i pray my mind should only be focused on jesus and to take me time during prayer.
We dont need food, drink, or money to do Gods will