The Christines spend seven days in prayer. Jesus gives his charge to the twelve and sends them forth on their apostolic ministry, with instructions to meet him in Capernaum.
The Christines prayed in silence seven days; then Jesus called the twelve aside and said,
2 Behold, the multitudes have thronged about us everywhere; the people are bewildered; they wander here and there like sheep without a fold.
3 They need a shepherd’s care; they want a loving hand to lead them to the light.
4 The grain is ripe; the harvest is abundant, but the harvesters are few.
5 The time is also ripe, and you must go alone through all the villages and towns of Galilee and teach and heal.
6 And then he breathed upon the twelve and said, Receive the Holy Breath.
7 And then he gave them each the Word of power, and said, By this Omnific Word you shall cast spirits out, shall heal the sick and bring the dead to life again.
8 And you shall go not in the way of the Assyrians, nor Greek; you shall not go into Samaria; go only to your brethren of the scattered tribes.
9 And as you go proclaim, The kingdom of the Christ has come.