Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Sunday 13 May 2018 The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord.
In Fatima today during the holy mass an African father was standing next to me . Before holy communion we embraced each other with love and we offered peace by shaking hands !! I thought joyfully of the missionaries , who in their days acting upon the words of Jesus went to Africa and converted with love one of the ancestors this young priest to the Christian faith!!
Jesus before going up to heaven repeats the missionary commandment : " He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16,15. There is no other healing balm indeed for the wounds of our world in turmoil than the proclaiming of the gospel! Jesus showed us one road that was feasible, the way of conversion , lets embark on it confidently , because it is certain that this is a feasible route leading us to reach our goal! Lets dare to come forward with our “treasure” , lets dare to proclaim the gospel in our homeland , but lets also dare if need be to set out , conquering our prejudices , our half-heartedness and proclaim our Lord Jesus Christ’s healing, life-giving holy teaching !! If my thirst was quenched , by Christ’s blessed gospel, then let me not hesitate , humbly let me share with others as well this precious, life-giving source !!
With love,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.
Picture: Among the knights of Mary right in front of me my African brother in Christ.
And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptised will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.’
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it.
Mark 16:15-20
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Sunday 13 May 2018 The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. 