Jesus chooses the Twelve Apostles

Making Friends With The Lord Jesus · Sep 9, 2024 · 14m

How He does it is the subject of this Gospel and homily. He prays the entire night before He chooses them. Then, we chooses not in the manner we choose people who would be like salesmen of His teachings and get others to learn them. He does not decide on the best. In fact, He picks mere fishermen. Most of them were experts in catching fish. They were not educated like the Pharisees were educated. The one who betrayed Him was perhaps the one with the best credentials. That is why he was made in charge of their money bag. But he committed suicide. It is fortunate that He does not select like we…