Mark 16:15 (WEB)
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
Catechism · 5
The Sacrament of Baptism
“After his resurrection Christ gives this mission to his apostles: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 28:19-20; cf. Mk 16:15-16.
"I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church"
“"Christ is the light of humanity; and it is, accordingly, the heart-felt desire of this sacred Council, being gathered together in the Holy Spirit, that, by proclaiming his Gospel to every creature, it may bring to all men that light of Christ which shines out visibly from the Church."” — Catechism footnote: LG 1; cf. Mk 16:15.
The Transmission of Divine Revelation
“This Gospel was to be the source of all saving truth and moral discipline."” — Catechism footnote: DV 7; cf. Mt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15
Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
“Bishops, with priests as co-workers, have as their first task "to preach the Gospel of God to all men," in keeping with the Lord's command.” — Catechism footnote: PO 4; cf. Mk 16:15.
"I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins"
“He who believes and is baptized will be saved."” — Catechism footnote: Mk 16:15-16.
Fathers and councils · 19
Tertullian
“Again, in the Psalms, David says: “Bring to God, ye countries of the nations”—undoubtedly because “unto every land” the preaching of the apostles had to “go out”—“bring to God fame and honour; bring to God the sacrifices of His name: take up victims and enter into His courts.”” — editor's note: Comp. Matt. xxviii. 19, 20, Mark xvi. 15, 16, Luke xxiv. 45–48, with Ps. xix. 4 (xviii. 5 in LXX.), as explained in Rom. x. 18.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Herein is the quickening word that we read as our help, for we have heard the passage read where the Lord saith: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to all creation.”” — editor's note: S. Mark xvi. 15.
Read the whole comment“And as Wisdom sent the apostles, saying, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel,” so, too, the Holy Spirit says: “Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”” — editor's note: S. Mark xvi. 15.
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Augustine of Hippo
“It is further to be observed, that Matthew has also introduced a notice to the effect that, as the women who had seen and heard all these things were going…” — editor's note: [Augustin makes no allusion to the doubtful genuineness of Mark xvi. 9–20. The passage appears in nearly all early Latin codices.—R.]
Read the whole comment“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”” — editor's note: Mark xvi. 15, 16.
Read the whole comment“Ye heard while the Gospel was read, “Go, preach the Gospel to the whole creation which is under heaven.”” — editor's note: Mark xvi. 15. Universæ, creaturæ.
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Leo the Great
“On it the apostles take from the Lord’s hands the trumpet of the gospel which is to be preached to all nations, and receive the sacrament of regeneration which they are to bear to the whole world.” — editor's note: Sacramentum regenerationis: the reference in the first part of the sentence seems to be S. Mark xvi. 15, and here in the latter part to S. Matt. xxviii. 19,…
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Catena Aurea on Mark
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Mark, when about to finish his Gospel, relates the last appearance of our Lord to His disciples after His Resurrection, saying, “For the last time He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat.”
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We should observe that Luke says in the Acts, “As He was eating with them [convescens] He commanded that they should not depart from Jerusalem,” [Acts 1:4] and shortly afterwards, “while they beheld He was taken up.”…
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But He appeared when all the eleven were together, that all might be witnesses, and relate to all men what they had seen and heard in common. It goes on: “And upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart,…
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But how was this done “the last time?” The last occasion on which the Apostles saw the Lord upon earth happened forty days after the Resurrection; but would He then have upbraided them for not believing those who had…
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Another reason also why our Lord rebuked His disciples, when He left them as to His bodily presence, was, that the words which He spoke on leaving them might remain more deeply impressed upon the hearts of His hearers.
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But He rebukes their want of faith, that faith might take its place; He rebukes the hardness of their stony heart, that the fleshy heart, full of love, might take its place.
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After rebuking the hardness of their hearts, let us hear the words of advice which He speaks. For it goes on: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Every man must be understood by…
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Or else; to every creature, that is, whether believing or unbelieving. It goes on: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” For it is not enough to believe, for he who believeth and is not baptized, but is…
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But perhaps some one may say in himself, I have already believed, I shall be saved. He says what is true, if he keeps his faith by works; for that is a true faith, which does not contradict by its deeds what it says…
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What shall we say here about infants, who by reason of their age cannot yet believe; for as to older persons there is no question. In the Church then of our Saviour, children believe by others, as also they drew from…
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That is, they shall scatter before them serpents, whether intellectual or sensible, as it is said, Ye shall tread upon serpents and scorpions, [Luke 10:19] which is understood spiritually. But it may also mean…
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Are we then without faith because we cannot do these signs? Nay, but these things were necessary in the beginning of the Church, for the faith of believers was to be nourished by miracles, that it might increase.…
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 16:14–18 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §977.
Cited together in Catechism §977.
Cited together in Catechism §1223.
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:14–18 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §75 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §75 and 1 other place.