Quod Dominus apparuit discipulis in Galilaea
The Risen Lord Appears
Jesus appears to the disciples on the road to Galilee and declares his universal authority.
Afterward, as the disciples were going to the place he had told them, the Lord Jesus appeared to them again and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.✦
The Great Commission
Jesus commissions the disciples to make disciples of all nations and promises his abiding presence.
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.✦ And be strengthened, for I am with you always, to the very end of the age.✦
Worship and Joy in His Presence
The disciples worship Jesus and rejoice in his glorious presence.
They worshiped him at his coming, and they stand even now with him in great joy.
Beholding the Magnitude of His Words
The reader is invited to contemplate the magnificence of Christ's words to the disciples.
Look closely at them, and at what was just said to them: for these things are truly magnificent.
Lordship, Mission, and Strength
Christ shows himself as Lord of all by giving the command to preach, the pattern for baptism, and the promise of his enduring presence.
He shows them how he is Lord of all: he gives them a command about preaching, he gives them a pattern for baptizing, and he gives them most powerful strength as well, declaring that he will always be with them.
Joy and Signs of Love
Jesus gives the disciples great joy and shows them many signs of his love.
You see what great joy he gives them, and how many signs of love he shows them.
Blessing and Departure
After giving them his words and a blessing, the Lord vanishes from the disciples.
After these things had been said, and a blessing had been given to them by the Lord, he vanished from them.
Read the original Latin
Post heec discipulis ad dictum locum pergentibus, iterum apparuit eis Dominus Jesus, dicens *: Data est mihi omnis potestas in ccelo et in terra. Ite, docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti, et docentes eos servare, qucecimque mandavi vobis. Et confortaraini, quia ego vobiscum sum omnibus diebus, usque ad consummationem smculi. Adoraverunt autem eum in suo adventu, et stant etiam nunc cum magna jucunditate cum eo. Considera bene eos, et ea quae dicta sunt modo ipsis: nam magnifica sunt valde. Manifestat eis, qualiter est Dominus omnium: dat eis mandatum de praedicando: dat formam baptizandi: dat etiam vigorem eis permaximum, dum dicit, quod semper erit cum eis. Yides quantam jucunditatem dat eis, et quot ostendit eis insignia charitatis. His ergo dictis, per Dominum data eis benedictione, disparuit ab eis
Scripture echoes
- ↩Matt.28.18-Matt.28.20 — And Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.' Matt.28.19 — 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. Matt.28.20 — teaching them to observe everything I commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
- ↩Matt.28.19-Matt.28.20 — 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. Matt.28.20 — teaching them to observe everything I commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
- ↩Matt.28.20 — teaching them to observe everything I commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Meditationes Vitae Christi (Pseudo-Bonaventure), Castilian court context companion
A scene a day, for life
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