Embracing Our Chosenness

Today the Church celebrates St. Matthias, the person chosen to fill the vacant office of Judas. The Apostles were very adamant that this person must have walked with them and Jesus from the very beginning — from the Baptism in the Jordan to the Ascension. The importance of “being” with Jesus is emphasized. Frankly, that’s the most important part of discipleship. In all this it was God who chose Matthias. God chooses you and me too. We are chosen by God for a particular mission. Let us embrace that chosenness.

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