The Mission of the Twelve

A DISCIPLE’S FIRST MISSION

He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: [he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.

Reflection: Our Calling and Discipleship Starts with Jesus

Before Christ sent the disciples out into the world, He summoned them and they came to Him. Jesus teaches that the very first mission of a disciple is to live in His presence. The more we recognize Jesus in our soul, the more we recognize Him in others.

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