在今天的福音中,斐理伯叫耶穌把父顯示給他們,耶穌回答說:「斐理伯!這麼長久的時候,我和你們在一起,而你還不認識我嗎?」
我們當中從很久以前已是基督徒了,也有些是嬰兒領洗的。做了基督徒這麼久,我們究竟認識耶穌嗎?耶穌要天天和我們在一起,直到世界的終結。(瑪竇福音28:20) 讓我們回顧耶穌在我們身上做過的事,加深對祂的認識,也加深對祂的愛。
今天是宗徒聖斐理伯與聖雅各伯(小雅各伯)的慶日,對斐理伯和雅各伯的生平,我們所知不多,雖然教會對他們的死,有傳統的說法。既被耶穌派遣去為祂作證,斐理伯和雅各伯就像大部分的宗徒及許多早期的基督徒一樣,捨生殉道。
In today's gospel, Philip asked Jesus to showm them the Father, Jesus answered: "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip?"
Many of us have been Catholics since a long time ago, some were baptized as babies. Having been Catholics for so long, how well do we know Jesus? Jesus will be with us always, until the end of the age. (Matthew 28:20) Let us look back on what Jesus have done for us, in order to know Him better, and to love Him better.
Todays is the feast of Saints Philip and James (St. James the Less), Apostles. We do not know much about their lives, Church traditions hold that they were sent to be witnesses, like many apostles and early Christians, they were martyrs.