Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Optional Memorial of Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr
Optional Memorial of Saint George, Martyr
We are a joyful community of disciples proclaiming the Good News and inviting all people to encounter the love and mercy of Jesus Christ.
“And it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.”
(Acts 11:26)
Being Christ-like
When I hear this reading from the Acts of the Apostles, I am brought back to the formation I received when I was a summer missionary. The guy giving us this formation shared that when the disciples were in Antioch, they had to be called Christians because there was not another way to describe them other than being “Christ-like.” Wow!
The people in Antioch saw the disciple’s way of life and could not put another word to it other than the fact that they are like Christ. I hope that this witness of the disciples provides as much inspiration for you as it does for me. May we strive to conduct our lives in such a way that people who do not even know us look at us and say “they must be a Christian.”
The people in Antioch saw the disciple’s way of life and could not put another word to it other than the fact that they are like Christ. I hope that this witness of the disciples provides as much inspiration for you as it does for me. May we strive to conduct our lives in such a way that people who do not even know us look at us and say “they must be a Christian.”
How can I follow Christ more closely today?
Oh, Good Jesus, please give me the grace to be like You. When people see me, may they see You. Amen.
Reflection by:
Hannah Wiand is currently in her second year of serving as the Campus Minister at St. Petersburg Catholic High School. Before working at St. Pete Catholic, she attended school there and went on to attend Saint Leo University where she double majored in Religion and Psychology with a Clinical/Counselling Specialization. She was a student leader for Saint Leo’s University Ministry, and it was there that she recognized the desire the Lord placed on her heart to have the best job and do ministry full-time! In her free time, she loves spending time with family and friends, doing anything outside, and watching football (Go Steelers!).