What does it mean to be a disciple?

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For 21 July 2007, Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, based on Mt 12:14-21

But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, and he ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick until he brings justice to victory. And in his name the Gentiles will hope.”


Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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About Alice McCoy, O.P.

Alice McCoy, O.P., M.Div., Caldwell Dominican, New Jersey; Congregational Preaching Promoter; Pastoral Associate for Social Ministries, Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City; Project Director, Hudson Hospice Volunteers.