Jesus opens His Salvific Mission to the Gentiles

Making Friends With The Lord Jesus · Mar 23, 2025 · 13m

The gospel today tells us of what God is going to do when the initial destination of His Salvific mission, who were the Israelites, would reject Jesus. Our blessed Lord would then go to the Gentiles! God respects our freedom. And we should respect also His freedom. The gospel tells us of Our Lord's town mates who rejected Him. They resented Him for not having revealed to them when He grew up in Nazareth about what He was up to. During the time He left Nazareth to pass to the next stage of His life here with us. That stage is called His Public Life. They were shocked that Jesus could perform…