

That was how the Church kept on expanding and growing at that time in Ephesus and elsewhere.

Paul continued to minister to all the faithful there and carrying out the good works that God had planted among them. The Holy Spirit came down upon them and many great miracles happened, as St. Those disciples believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and received Him as their Saviour and Master, and were baptised by St. Paul taught them about the teachings and truth of the Lord, proclaiming to them the Good News and the Gospel of salvation. However, those disciples like the ones in Ephesus have not yet received the fullness of truth as what the early Christians have received, and hence, the Lord called on His Apostles and disciples to evangelise and spread the Good News to all of those people who have not yet heard of this truth and Good News. John the Baptist and his teachings were quite widespread around the region. As was evident from the accounts from the Acts of the Apostles and the other parts of the New Testament, St. John the Baptist, the Herald of the Messiah. Paul was speaking to some of those disciples who were likely to have belonged to the Jewish diaspora there, who believed in the teachings of St. Paul, who went to their region to proclaim the Good News and the truth of God. The Lord has called on all of them to be His followers, and He spread to them His Good News and truth through His disciples and missionaries like St. Ephesus was one of the early centres of Christianity, and the faithful there grew rapidly in numbers as both Jews and Gentiles alike embraced the new faith in God.

Paul the Apostle among the faithful in the region of Ephesus in Asia Minor. In our first reading today, we heard from the Acts of the Apostles about the works of St. This is our calling and vocation as Christians, regardless whichever specific vocation that we have been called to. All of us should do what we can to spread God’s message and ways to others whom we encounter in our lives. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today as we listened to the words of the Scriptures, each one of us are called to continue to live our lives faithfully as Christians and continue to carry out what the Lord had commanded us to do, to live our lives in the manner that He has taught us all to do, so that in everything we say and do, we will always be the worthy bearers of His light and truth, and that we may be inspiration and good role models for others around us, proclaiming the Good News and truth of God through our own lives and works, through our every words and interactions.
