The Power of the Risen Christ (HOMILY FOR THE EASTER VIGIL YEAR A APRIL 2023
HOMILY FOR THE VIGIL OF EASTER, YEAR A Romans 6:3-11; Ps.118; Matthew 28:1-10 The Power of the Risen Christ When Jesus refused to appear in the house of Martha and Mary at the time their brother Lazarus was sick, people mocked Martha and Mary for their closeness to Jesus when Lazarus eventually died. It made no sense that Jesus could not do for his friends what he had been doing for others unknown or unconnected to Him. Similar mockery was repeated during the trial of Jesus. The Jesus who saved the woman caught in adultery from the condemnation of the Jews, could not save himself. The Jesus who claimed that can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, is not strong enough to save himself. The Jesus who has been confronting the authorities is now helpless in their den. The Jesus who claimed to be the Son of God could not command angels from above to come defend Him. The Jesus who turned water into wine and promised the Samaritan woman everlasting water, cried of thirst on the cr...