Posted on 05/12/2010 10:15:14 AM PDT by Salvation
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A messenger and authorized representative of the sender. Broadly used in Scripture, it refers to many followers of Jesus who spread his message. More precisely, however, it applies to the original twelve men chosen by Jesus to be his immediate aides. They are referred to as disciples during the period in which he was instructing the, but following his ascension they are always called Apostles. After Pentecost they spoke and acted with confidence and assurance in teaching others what he had taught them and in assuming leadership roles in the early church. They were ordained priests by Christ at the Last Supper and were commissioned by him to preach the Gospel to all mankind (Matthew 28:19-20). (Etym. Latin apostolus, an apostle; Greek apostolos, one who is sent off.)
Some of us forget this.
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The Church honors the Apostles on the following feast days: Sts Peter and Paul-June 29th St John-December 27th St James-July 25th St Andrew-November 30th St Thomas-July 3rd St Matthew-September 21st Sts Philip and James the Less-May 3rd St Bartholomew-August 24th Sts Simon and Jude-October 28th St Matthias-May 14th (Judas' replacement and comments) |
Indeed, see Luke 22:19, "do this".
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