And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach and have authority to cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter; James the son of Zeb'edee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-aner'ges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home; - Mk 3, 13-19
I was concerned at first, when I saw that we were moving back to St. Mark's gospel, that we might be hearing the calls of Andrew, Simon, James and John. But those happen in the first chapter of this gospel, so this calling out of the apostles to their specialized role.
We are not, of course, all called to be apostles. But we are all called to follow Jesus, though, and to follow in holiness and love as he leads us.
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