by Sister Agnes Fischer
"And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, 'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.' " -- Luke 4, 20-21
After hearing this message describing the Christian Mission, we may say, "This is our homework":
In a word, to be willing, from this moment on, to live doing good as Jesus did. For this we were anointed in our Baptism.
chapter 8
, US Catholic Catechism
for Adults
by Sister Laura Zelten
For me, the paschal mystery of Jesus and our faith begins with the Last Supper. I think of Jesus' life as a mystery, an unfolding of God's creative and redemptive love for each of us.
At the Last Supper Jesus took a towel and washed the feet of his closest friends. He became a servant and instructed them to do the same. Then he took bread and wine … he gave thanks, blessed and broke it and said, "This is my body … take and eat … do this memory of me." Every time I go to Eucharist I remember the gift of love Jesus gave to us through our baptism. And I also remember that I am that bread and wine … I am a part of the body of Christ. So I, too, give thanks for the gifts I have been given. I, too, am blessed and broken and shared as sign of the living body of Christ among us.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit." - John 12:24
Thanks, Agnes and Laura, for your succinct and insightful commentary/testimony!