We have all heard of today's saint...Saint Luke. He wrote the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. He was born to Greek, pagan parents, and he was maybe a slave. He is one of the earliest converts to Christianity. Besides writing the Gospel of Luke and Acts, he was also a physician and most likely traveled as a ship's doctor. Legend also says that he was a painter and painted portraits of Jesus and Mary, but none of them have ever been correctly identified as his. He met Saint Paul and evangelized in Greece and Rome with Saint Paul. The Gospel according to Luke is based on a lot of the teachings and writings of Saint Paul, which includes interviews with early Christians and his own experiences. The Acts of the Apostles is about the history of the early Church.
The name Luke means bearer of light. Each of the four evangelists are represented with an image and he is represented by an ox or calf. He is the patron saint of many occupations, including physicians, artists, surgeons, unmarried men, and notaries.
One of my favorite quotes that I now have comes from Acts of the Apostles, 1:8: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses to the ends of the earth." This was the theme of World Youth Day 2008 when I went to Australia. That was, to say the least, an incredible pilgrimage. I had never experienced anything like that. In the past two years I have grown in my relationship with the Lord and have gotten to know Him better, and that is wonderful and I look forward to what the Lord will bring into my life tomorrow.
PRAYER
Most charming and saintly Physician, you were animated by the heavenly Spirit of love. In faithfully detailing the humanity of Jesus, you also showed his divinity and his genuine compassion for all human beings. Inspire our physicians with your professionalism and with the divine compassion for their patients. Enable them to cure the ills of both body and spirit that afflict so many in our day. Amen.
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