Wednesday – 30th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
The Scriptures we hear today from the letter to the Ephesians and the Gospel of Luke provide us with a framework to appreciate the significance of the two Apostles, Saints Simon and Jude, whose feast we celebrate every October 28th. In Ephesians, St. Paul reminds us that as believers, we are no longer strangers and sojourners. Instead, we are fellow citizens with the holy ones, members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. We no longer belong to the world, but to God. This imagery evokes a sense of belonging and community, of being intricately woven into the fabric of God's divine plan.