Jesus departed to the mountain to pray

Jesus is giving us clear guidance on how to prepare for a special project.

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He is about to embark on a mission entrusted to him by his heavenly Father.

First on his agenda is to choose, from among his many followers, twelve men who will form his core group. He will send them around Palestine to proclaim the Good News and, after his resurrection, to the farthest ends of the world.

It would be difficult to determine the criteria put forward by Jesus in choosing the Twelve. What we know for certain is how he chooses each one of them—through prayer.