I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his

“And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.” (ACTS 20: 32)

Built by God and His word, we can grow as believers and as a community of believers because we are created in His image and likeness, and only as a community of persons, can we realize our identity. The beginning of a community is always the same—through an individual, sincere gift of self, like Our Lord, who offered Himself for us and for our salvation. He “commended us to God” knowing that only He and His word “can build us up and give us the inheritance among all who are consecrated.”

us up and give us the inheritance among all who are consecrated.”

“Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth.” (Gospel Acclamation)