AND ALL DAY LONG, BOTH AT THE TEMPLE AND IN THEIR HOMES,THEY DID NOT STOP TEACHING AND PROCLAIMING THE CHRIST, JESUS. ACTS 5:34-42

Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.

A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law, respected by all the people,
stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put outside for a short time,
and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow children of Israel,
be careful what you are about to do to these men.
Some time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone important,
and about four hundred men joined him, but he was killed,
and all those who were loyal to him
were disbanded and came to nothing.
After him came Judas the Galilean at the time of the census.
He also drew people after him,
but he too perished and all who were loyal to him were scattered.
So now I tell you,
have nothing to do with these men, and let them go.
For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin,
it will destroy itself.
But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them;
you may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
They were persuaded by him.
After recalling the Apostles, they had them flogged,
ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus,
and dismissed them.
So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they had been found worthy
to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
And all day long, both at the temple and in their homes,
they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the Christ, Jesus. Acts 5:34-42

“And all day long, both at the temple and in their homes, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the Christ, Jesus.” Today, all over the world Jesus Christ is taught in the Catholic and Christian Churches, in homes, in the streets, hospitals, villages, homeless shelters, prisons, and in our schools. In a time when prayer has been taken out of public schools, we must continue to bring Jesus Christ to the world even if we are persecuted, so we can leave “rejoicing that we have been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.”

“For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself.
But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them;
you may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Have the believers in Jesus Christ, the God Man, scattered yet? The teachings of Jesus Christ have survived every generation and have been handed down to us. Now, we have to decide if we are going to believe and then hand them on to the next generation.

Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee.
A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.
Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there he sat down with his disciples.
The Jewish feast of Passover was near.
When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,
he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him,
“Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough
for each of them to have a little.”
One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people recline.”
Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.
So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.”
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king,
he withdrew again to the mountain alone. JN 6:1-15

Today, we begin the teaching on the Holy Eucharist. It is fitting as many young boys and girls are receiving Jesus for the first time. This is a foreshadowing of what Jesus will do at the first Mass (The Last Supper). Jesus took the loaves and “gave thanks” then distributed them. Eucharist means “to give thanks”. The first Christians gave thanks and broke bread for a thousand years before any one disputed the Real Presence. What does this all mean? Give God a little and He can do a lot with it. God’s generosity will never be outdone. The teaching on the Eucharist is one that is the most powerful in our faith and the most controversial to Christians that are not Catholic. Just wait until you see what Jesus says next….

Today’s challenge: Teach Jesus Christ wherever you go. Receive the Eucharist, it truly is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. What more can God give to us than Himself?

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