Homily for The Mass of Easter Day, The Resurrection of the Lord 

He has risen indeed...

The preaching of Jesus, His teachings, the life examples of His healing others, treating all with dignity and respect, welcoming sinners and disciples alike and His selfless giving on the Cross help us learn that His actions brings renewal to all things, restore all things, brings to life all things. He did this not just through His Person but through what He did and said as gift – through the events of His life. During this Easter Season, let us embrace our Risen Lord. To be His follower, His friend, we must act in the friendship of Christ. We must act from true love – not just for common benefit or affection, but as learned from the Father through the Son – the offering of self so we can help others receive from us what Jesus bestowed as the gift of making all things new –renewed in relationships, reborn in caring for the most vulnerable and revitalized in faith to share.

Readings for April 17, 2022

1st Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-4

Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes

Gospel: John 20:1-9