Review: St Luke Convert and Evangelist
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2013
We credit Saint Luke with writing both the 3rd gospel in the Bible and also the Acts of The Apostles but what do we know of his actual life?  We don't really know the exact details of his early upbringing and family life.The Life and Prayers of Saint Lukegives us several different scenarios that compare his possible family life if he was brought up Jewish or pagan but that is not the most important part of life.Saint Luke is considered to be a convert of Saint Paul who went with him on his missionary journeys. Saint Luke was an eyewitness to many of the things written about in the Acts of the Apostles.The Gospel of Luke gives the most information about the Virgin Mary. His gospel and the parables in it  shows us Jesus' love and compassion for the poor. Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. And we are being reminded of this again with Pope Francis' concern for the poor and marginalized in today's world.  From their publication St Luke's writings have influenced every Christian and more.Like all the books in the Wyatt North saint series the book also contains prayers and devotions. St. Luke is considered the patron saint of both physicians and artists. Another book that I would recommend isThe Life and Prayers of Saint Paul the Apostle