How can we be apostles of Christ

The gospel message this Sunday recalls the Lord choosing his twelve apostles. He says, “The harvest is great but the laborers are few.”

- FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD

Someone confided to his friend that there will always be “few laborers” if the Catholic Church does not abolish it’s rule of celibacy.

To which the friend replied: “But there’s already a new rule allowing priests to get married.” “What... there’s a new rule now?”

“Yes,” he retorted, “but there are two conditions.” “And what are those conditions?” “The first,” the other said, “is that the priest must be 80 years old and above.” “But at 80 and above, he’s too old!” he retorted. “And what’s the second?” “The priest must get a written parental consent.”

That’s a joke, of course, because at 80 and above, the parents are already long dead!

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The band of fishermen Jesus called in the gospel (cf. Matthew 10, 1 ff.) formed the core group on which Christ founded his Church.