We are into the Second Sunday of Easter. Since the Great Jubilee 2000, this Sunday has also been named “Divine Mercy Sunday” by the Great Saint Pope John Paul II.
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‘Proclaim the Good News to all creation’
The Truth that Christ is Risen must be heard and felt by the earth and sky, the mountains, rivers and seas, the trees and every plant, the fish and the reptiles, birds, and all animals that crawl upon the earth.
‘Come and have breakfast’
That night’s fishing in the Sea of Tiberias turned out to be a trip starting from the deep memory lane of fishermen into the highway of being fishers of men.
‘Peace be with you’
From Jerusalem, the Good News would reach all the nations on earth. It all started because they encountered the Risen Lord…
‘Did not our hearts burn within us?”
The Story of Emmaus is a Christian classic that points to the Christian journey of faith and personal encounter with the Risen Lord. It is also a very Catholic story…
‘Woman, why are you weeping?’
Mary of Magdala is at central stage in today’s Resurrection account. Despite some apparent variants, scholars believe she was the first to meet the Risen Lord.
‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers’
This is a good time to come to know the history of the early Church, to learn the Acts of God the Holy Spirit, for it is the same Spirit at work in our own lives today
God’s great ‘YES’ to creation
“The trouble with Easter is we tend to domesticate it. We shouldn’t domesticate Easter — it’s an explosive feast, an explosive reality.” – Word on Fire
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The very stone which secured death in eternal decay has been removed from the Tomb, is trampled and sat upon by the angel. The Lord is Risen!
The Suffering Servant
He did not resist, He did not disdain the inhumanity of His enemies, lest to be bitter against them. It was all about them and for them.
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