Tradition holds that the Apostles Simon and Jude traveled to Persia to spread the Gospel. There, they told people about Jesus, and those people told others, who told others, and so on. The seeds they planted took root, grew, and spread throughout the region, long after they were martyred. Together with the other Apostles, Simon and Jude took the message of the gospel far and wide. In fact, each of us can trace our faith, like a family tree, back to one or more of the Apostles.
Today, let us give thanks for these Apostles, as well as for the “apostles” in our own lives. Maybe our “apostles” were our parents who took us to church. Maybe they included a coworker who prayed with us or a friend who encouraged us in some way. They could be the pope or our pastor or the author of a book that helped us grow closer to Jesus. Some of these people may be remembered by history, but most won’t. And that is okay. They—and we—are all important in God’s plan for building His Kingdom.
Let us pray. “O God, who by the blessed Apostles have brought us to acknowledge your name, graciously grant, through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude, that the Church may constantly grow by increase of the peoples who believe in you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”
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