In last week’s Gospel, Jesus witnesses his hometown’s lack of faith. In the section we read from today, Jesus sends his 12 apostles out to share his mission and warns of that they too might encounter the same.
Sending them off in pairs, Jesus commands his apostles to bring nothing but the clothes on their back and the sandals on their feet—for they are to rely on the goodwill of the faithful. Jesus says, “Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.”
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