The Feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions | Wednesday 20 September 2023

Today is Wednesday 20 September, the feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions, in the 24th week of Ordinary time.

Jon Guerra sings, ‘One Thing I Have Asked’. As you listen, can you make these words your own?

One thing I have asked of the Lord
This is what I seek
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life
To behold the beauty of the Lord
And to seek him in his temple
One thing I have asked of the Lord
Who is it that you seek?
We seek the Lord our God
All flesh will fail, I flee
Flee to the Lord our God
We seek the Lord our God
One thing I have asked of the Lord
This is what I seek
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life
To behold the beauty of the Lord
And to seek him in his temple
One thing I have asked of the Lord
Who is it that you seek?
We seek the Lord our God
Who is it that you seek?
We seek the Lord our God
All flesh will fail, I flee
Flee to the Lord our God
We seek the Lord our God
We seek the Lord our God
We seek the Lord our God

Today’s reading is from the First Letter to Timothy.


1 Timothy 3:14-16

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:

He was revealed in flesh,
vindicated in spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.


In this letter, we hear the nature of Jesus described, in order to inspire reverence in the household of God.

As these lines are read again, take a moment to prayerfully ponder each one, allowing your imagination to lead you to some of the events in the life of Jesus.

He was revealed in flesh
He was vindicated in spirit
He was seen by angels
He was proclaimed among Gentiles
Believed in throughout the whole world
Taken up in Glory

’The mystery of our religion is great.’
Which of these mysteries feels most meaningful to you today?

As you listen to the reading again, try to imagine receiving this letter and reading these instructions to the church.

End your prayer today by simply being with the One who was revealed in flesh and came to live among us.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.