Today we celebrate St. Augustine Zhao Rong and companions, martyrs for the faith in China. Their witness gives us occasion to ask: What is the Biblical basis for Catholicism's claim to be a religion for all people in all times and places? Let's look to Sacred Scripture!
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-Old Testament prophets like Isaiah emphasize that the God of Israel is the God of the whole world, and that his chosen people are to be "a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth" (Isaiah 49:6).
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-Christ explicitly tells his followers they will be his witnesses "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8) and tells them to "go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
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-St. Paul underscores that when it comes to the Gospel, "there is neither Jew nor Greek," underscoring that Jesus came for all people, since "you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).
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The bottom line is this: spreading the Good News isn't an imperial imposition, it's a Gospel mandate. The very DNA of Christianity is evangelistic. Let's do our part here at Cathedral, serving as Christ's witnesses to all people, near and far. #ScripturalConnections ... See MoreSee Less