Proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom
“We proclaim Your death, O Lord,
and profess Your Resurrection,
Until You come again.”
– From the Order of the Mass
READING
God raised up Jesus on the third day and granted that He be seen, not by all, but only by such witnesses as had been chosen beforehand by God – by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and to bear witness that He is the one set apart by God as judge of the living and the dead. To Him all the prophets testify, saying that everyone who believes in Him has forgiveness of sins through His name. Acts 10:40-43
– Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us, alleluia.
Q. 442. Who were the Evangelists? Answer: St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. John are called Evangelists, because they wrote the four Gospels bearing their names, and Evangelia is the Latin name for Gospels. St. Mark and St. Luke were not Apostles, but St. Matthew and St. John were both Apostles and Evangelists. Source: Baltimore Catechism
CCC 74 God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”: that is, of Christ Jesus. Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach to the ends of the earth: God graciously arranged that the things He had once revealed for the salvation of all peoples should remain in their entirety, throughout the ages, and be transmitted to all generations. Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church
Public Profession of Faith: In the first place, God’s name is honored when we publicly and confidently confess Him to be our Lord and our God; and when we acknowledge and also proclaim Christ to be the Author of our salvation. Source: Catechism of the Council of Trent (CCT)
Jesus Proclaims the Gospel
“Christ is both the way and the door.” + St. Bonaventure
Jesus Proclaims the Gospel in Synagogues
Matthew 4:23 Both Jesus’ preaching and His miracles are signs that He is establishing the Kingdom of God, signs of Divine grace and mercy that, through Christ, are offered to everyone, as the crowds that flock to Him show. Source: The Navarre Bible.
He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. Matthew 4:23
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. Matthew 9:35
So He went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee. Mark 1:39
And He was preaching in the synagogues of Judea. Luke 4:44
Jesus Proclaims the Gospel in the Temple Area
One day as He was teaching the people in the temple area and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, approached Him. Luke 20:1
Jesus Proclaims the Gospel in the Towns and Villages
Luke 8:1 As in an earlier summary, Luke reminds his readers that Jesus’ mission is preaching and proclaiming the good news, as He defined it in His Nazareth discourse. The content of His preaching continues to be the kingdom of God. With Him are the Twelve apostles. Source: Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture – The Gospel of Luke
When Jesus finished giving these commands to His twelve disciples, He went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns. Matthew 11:1
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: Mark 1:14
Afterward He journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying Him were the Twelve. Luke 8:1
Jesus Proclaims the Gospel to the People
Exhorting them in many other ways, He preached good news to the people. Luke 3:18
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Luke 4:17
Jesus Gives Directives to Proclaim the Gospel
“God delivers us from the darkness of ignorance and sin, and hence He is greeted as a lamp in Scripture” + St. Maximus the Confessor
Jesus Commissions His Disciples to Proclaim the Gospel
Matthew 10:7 The concealed and secret coming of the kingdom is to be proclaimed by them, and no fear must be allowed to deter them from that proclamation. Source: USCCB
As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Matthew 10:7
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. Matthew 10:27
He appointed twelve [whom He also named apostles] that they might be with Him and He might send them forth to preach. Mark 3:14
He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Luke 9:2
Jesus Directs His Would-be Followers to Proclaim the Gospel
But He answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60
Jesus Gives Word about Proclaiming the Gospel
“From the beginning the Son is the One who teaches us about the Father; He is with the Father from the beginning.” + St. Irenaeus
Jonah
At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. Matthew 12:41
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here. Luke 11:32
John the Baptist
“Through John the Baptist’s birth, preaching and baptizing, he bore witness to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and by his own suffering he showed that Christ also would suffer.” + St. Bede the Venerable
Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: The blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. Matthew 11:4-5
And he said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. Luke 7:22
“The law and the prophets lasted until John; but from then on the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone who enters does so with violence. Luke 16:16
The Anointing at Bethany
Amen, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be spoken of, in memory of her.” Matthew 26:13
Amen, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed to the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Mark 14:9
The Disciples of Jesus
Luke 12:2-3 At the Last Judgment, all our thoughts and acts will be made known, and we will be judged accordingly. (CCC 678). Source: The Didache Bible
“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. Luke 12:2-3
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
Jesus and the Mission to Proclaim the Gospel
“In such a difficult mission one has to be holy.” + St. Peter Chanel
The Mission of Jesus and the Church
Mark 13:10 The missionaries of the early Church must spread the good news throughout the Roman Empire and eventually the world. Source: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament
But the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Mark 13:10
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19
He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.” Mark 1:38
But He said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.” Luke 4:43
“Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim, till all the world adore His sacred name!”
