Reflection for Saturday Within Easter Octave.

By

Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar 

 Today's Gospel Passage 

 Mark 16:9-15 

Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News

Having risen in the morning on the first day of the week, Jesus appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom he had cast out seven devils. She then went to those who had been his companions, and who were mourning and in tears, and told them. But they did not believe her when they heard her say that he was alive and that she had seen him.

  After this, he showed himself under another form to two of them as they were on their way into the country. These went back and told the others, who did not believe them either.

  Lastly, he showed himself to the Eleven themselves while they were at table. He reproached them for their incredulity and obstinacy, because they had refused to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. And he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation.’

 Reflection on the readings 

Jesus said that blessed are those who have not seen Him and yet believe.

We are indeed blessed because we are given the faith to believe that Jesus is our Saviour, and that He is risen from the dead.

So we not only have the faith, but we also believe in the accounts of His Resurrection in the gospel accounts.

In today’s gospel, the disciples initially did not believe those who had encountered the Risen Christ.

Finally, Jesus showed Himself to the Eleven themselves and He reproached them for their incredulity and obstinacy, because they had refused to believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Although the disciples had doubted the Resurrection, later they will become witnesses of the Resurrection, even laying down their lives for it.

We have the faith, we have the Word of God, we have the teachings on the Church, to affirm us of our belief.

Let us witness to the Resurrection by the holiness and goodness of our lives.


      GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice day.

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