St. Matthew, whose feast is today, after preaching the gospel to Jewish communities in Judea for 15 years, traveled to Gentile nations and spread the gospel to the Ethiopians, Macedonians, Persians, and Parthians. He died as a martyr in Ethiopia. This made me think that we who follow Christ should regard evangelizing as our full-time job, whether at home, at work, or traveling somewhere.
Normally, I am happy not to leave home, but last time I went on a cruise, which is usually boring, after I found out that there's daily Mass on-board and saw the trip as an opportunity to evangelize, as some of the friends going along were non-believers. It turned out that the priest's room was right across the aisle from mine and I got to assist him at Mass. Then one couple was very receptive to Catholicism when the chance came up to spread the good news of Jesus with them. This alone made the trip worthwhile.
Normally, I am happy not to leave home, but last time I went on a cruise, which is usually boring, after I found out that there's daily Mass on-board and saw the trip as an opportunity to evangelize, as some of the friends going along were non-believers. It turned out that the priest's room was right across the aisle from mine and I got to assist him at Mass. Then one couple was very receptive to Catholicism when the chance came up to spread the good news of Jesus with them. This alone made the trip worthwhile.
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