REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF ST. LUKE (EVANGELIST) OCTOBER 2022
Homily for the Feast of St. Luke (Evangelist). 2 Timothy 4:10-17ab; Luke 10:1-9. Feast of St. Luke (Evangelist) Following the assertion of the church Historian, Eusebius, St. Luke was birthed in Antioch, Syria. He was a definitely a Gentile by birth and a physician by profession since Paul calls him in his letter to the colosians "the beloved physician" (Col.4:11; 4:14). Luke, a well educated man is the author of the third Gospel (Gospel according to St. Luke) and also of the Acts of the Apostles. He characterizes in an outstanding manner the gentleness, tenderness, tolerance and compassion of the Lord, the action of the Holy Spirit and the function of Mary as the mother of Jesus and of the Church. St. Luke collaborated fervently with St. Paul. He was one of the earliest converts to Christianity and later became the missionary companion of St. Paul, so much so that Paul in the First Reading made remark of those who abandoned him and acknowledged that "Luke alone is with...