Matthew 28:16 (WEB)
But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
Catechism · 3
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
“This ecclesial dimension of their task is expressed most notably in Christ's solemn words to Simon Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 16:19; cf. Mt 18:18; 28:16-20.
On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead
“Yet at the same time this authentic, real body possesses the new properties of a glorious body: not limited by space and time but able to be present how and when he wills; for Christ's humanity can no longer be confined to earth, and belongs henceforth only to the Father's divine realm.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 28:9, 16-17; Lk 24:15, 36; Jn 20:14, 17, 19, 26; 21:4.
The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
“The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the foundation of the Apostles," The witnesses chosen and sent on mission by Christ himself;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 28:16-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:7-8; Gal 1:1; etc.
Fathers and councils · 26
Augustine of Hippo
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 16–20.
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John Chrysostom
““Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, and some worshipped, and some when they saw Him doubted.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxviii. 16, 17. [The citation is abridged and altered.—R.]
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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 Matthew
- BedeCatena Aurea on Matthew
When Saint Matthew has vindicated the Lord’s Resurrection as declared by the Angel, he relates the vision of the Lord which the disciples had, “Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus…
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After His Resurrection, Jesus is seen and worshipped in the mountain in Galilee; though some doubt, their doubting confirms our faith.
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This is more fully told by Luke; how when the Lord after the Resurrection appeared to the disciples, in their terror they thought they saw a spirit. Bede, Hom. Aest. in Fer., vi., Pasch. [ed note: This Homily of Bede…
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But it is to be considered, how the Lord could be seen bodily in Galilee. For that it was not the day of the Resurrection is manifest; for He was seen that day in Jerusalem in the beginning of the night, as Luke and…
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The disciples then, when they saw Him, knew the Lord; and worshipped Him, bowing their faces to the ground. And He their affectionate and merciful Master, that He might take away all doubtfulness from their hearts,…
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Power is given to Him, Who but a little before was crucified, Who was buried, but Who afterwards rose again.
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This He speaks not from the Deity coeternal with the Father, but from the Humanity which He took upon Him, according to which “He was made a little lower than the Angels.” [Heb 2:9]
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The Son of God conveyed to the Son of the Virgin, the God to the Man, the Deity to the Flesh, that which He had ever together with the Father.
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Power is given in heaven and in earth, that He who before reigned in heaven, should now reign on earth by the faith of the believers.
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What the Psalmist says of the Lord at His rising again, “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands,” [Ps 8:6] this the Lord now says of Himself, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”…
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He who before His Passion had said, “Go not into the way of the Gentiles,” [Matt 10:5] now, when rising from the dead, says, “Go and teach, all nations.” Hereby let the Jews be put to silence, who say that Christ’s…
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They first then teach all nations, and when taught dip them in water. For it may not be that the body receive the sacrament of Baptism, unless the soul first receive the truth of the Faith. “In the name of the…
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Thus all nations are created a second time to salvation by that one and the same Power, which created them to being.
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And though some one there may be of so averse a spirit as to undertake to baptize in such sort as to omit one of these names, therein contradicting Christ Who ordained this for a law, his baptism will effect nothing;…
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For what part of the salvation of men is there that is not contained in this Sacrament? All things are full and perfect, as proceeding from Him who is full and perfect. The nature of His relation is expressed in the…
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Observe the order of these injunctions. He bids the Apostles first to teach all nations, then to wash them with the sacrament of faith, and after faith and baptism then to teach them what things they ought to…
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“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” [James 2:26]
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And because what He had laid upon them was great, therefore to exalt their spirits He adds, “And, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” As much as to say, Tell Me not of the difficulty of these…
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Hence we understand that to the end of the world shall not be wanting those who shall be worthy of the Divine indwelling.
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He brings before them the end of the world, that He may the more draw them on, and that they may not look merely to present inconveniences, but to the infinite goods to come. As much as to say, The grievous things…
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It is made a question how He says here, “I am with you,” when we read elsewhere that He said, “I go unto him that sent me.” [Jon 16:5] What is said of His human nature is distinct from what is said of His divine…
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He then who promises that He will be with His disciples to the end of the world, shews both that they shall live for ever, and that He will never depart from those that believe.
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For by ascending into heaven He does not desert His adopted; but from above strengthens to endurance, those whom He invites upwards to glory. Of which glory may Christ make us partakers, Who is the King of glory,…
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Cross-references · 17
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Bede on Matthew 28:16–20 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §1444.
Cited together in Catechism §1444.
Cited together in Bede on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).