Following Christ

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  Word of God  
 
I chose you...
that you should go and bear fruit.
Jesus; John 15:16
 


Through his disciples as through shining rays,
the Lord has poured out light of the knowledge of himself
upon the entire world.

 
St. Chromatius, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
My sheep hear my voice.
I know them, and they follow me.
Jesus; John 10:27
 


Christ asks those who hear his voice
to give their lives for others.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lead me, Lord.
Psalm 5:8
 


God loves us so completely, so totally,
that he desires above all our happiness.
He knows, because he is God,
that our only happiness is to walk in his footsteps.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Remain in my love.
Jesus; John 15:9
 


Let us not be insensible to Christ’s loving kindness.
Let us become his disciples
and learn to live in the Christian way.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the way.
Jesus; John 14:6
 


Hold fast to Christ if you wish to be safe.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Go out to all the world,
preach the gospel to the whole creation.
Jesus; Mark 16:15
 


Every Christian must be an apostle.
This is not a counsel, it is a commandment.

 
Ven. Charles de Foucauld, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
We have left all things and followed you. 
Matthew 19:27
 


We too, follow the Lord,
and must do so by deeds rather than by word.

 
cf. St. Athanasius, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Whoever serves me must follow me.
Jesus; John 12:26
 


If we follow Christ closely we shall be allowed,
even on this earth, to stand as it were,
on the threshold of the heavenly Jerusalem.

 
St. Athanasius, 4th century

 

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