Friends of the Rosary,

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

Today, Thursday within the Octave of Easter, the Gospel recounts the Lord’s appearance to his disciples after the Resurrection, demonstrating his divine mercy (Luke 24:35-48).

The disciples were speaking about what had happened in Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) and how they had come to recognize him at the breaking of the bread, when Jesus stood in their midst:

“Peace be with you.”

“Why are you troubled?
And why do questions arise in your hearts?
Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones,
as you can see I have.”

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you,
that everything written about me in the law of Moses
and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”

“Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer
and rise from the dead on the third day
and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins,
would be preached in his name
to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things.”

The Lord came to the fearful and doubting disciples not in the majesty of His glory, but in the familiar form they knew, not reproaching them for their unbelief but speaking words of peace.

He proved His Resurrection by showing His wounds, inviting their touch, and eating fish before their eyes.

The God who created all things is not a ghost. The same flesh that hung upon the cross now stands living before them. As St. Augustin said, “He retains the marks of His passion as eternal testimonies to His love and our redemption.”

Happy Easter!

Ave Maria!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!

+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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