[Officium]
S. Joannis a Capistrano Confessoris

[Lectio7]
Evangélium szent Lukács Evangélista kőnyvéből
!Luke 9:1-6
At that time : Jesus called the twelve Apostles together and gave power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. And so on.
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Homily by St Buona- Ventura, (Cardinal) Bishop (of Albans,)
!On Luke ix.
Apostles are so called as a mark of their authority, for this word Apostle signifieth sent, and they were sent out to preach, as it is written, (1 Cor. i. 17,) Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the gospel. They were sent to preach not any small thing but a very great thing, even the Kingdom of God, whereby we may understand the teaching of the truth, as it is said, (Matth. xxi. 43,) The Kingdom of God should be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. The Kingdom of God may also be understood to signify the grace of the Holy Ghost, as it is written, (Rom. xiv. 17,) The Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost ; as also it was said, (Luke xvii. 21,) The Kingdom of God is within you. The Kingdom of God may also be understood to signify eternal glory, as it is said, (John iii. 5,) Ámen, I say unto thee, except a man be born again of water and of the Holy Ghost he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.