HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF LENT 23RD MARCH 2024
HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 5TH WEEK OF LENT 23RD MARCH 2024 Ezekiel 37:21-28; Jer.31; John 11:45-57 Conspiracy against the Innocent The gospel reading of today is a direct continuation of the raising of Lazarus back to life. This miracle was unlike other miraculous works associated with Jesus because it was about bringing the dead and buried back to physical life. The impact of this miracle must have been so deep in the hearts of those who heard it, how much more those who witnessed it directly. It was something so public that it could neither be denied nor explained away. So, we are told that many of those who came to pay condolence to Mary and Martha, ended up believing in Jesus. But some others were ready to make a fortune out of the situation. Knowing fully well that the Pharisees were looking for reasons to justify their plot to kill Jesus, some of those who witnessed the miracle went to report the matter to the Pharisees. They did not tell the story with the intention of glorifyi...