Readings: Acts of the Apostle 2:42-47The Second Sunday of Easter is also known as ‘Divine Mercy Sunday.’ Our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to St Faustina in the 1930s and promised that He would bestow His Divine Mercy to any sinner who totally repents of his/her sins, no matter how grave. Our Lord would not refuse any soul that seeks His mercy.
In brief, this Sunday invites us to contemplate the mercy of God. We experience this Divine Mercy very tangibly in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and also in Grace, the unmerited favour, the gratuitous gift which God gives to us out of His compassion and merciful love. They are hiding and they are terrified. They know Jesus is dead. They know that His body has gone from the tomb but they have no understanding as to what this might mean. I think they believe what Mary first tells them, that the body has been taken away and they don’t know where they have put Him. Mary has since told t-hem that she has seen the Lord but this just makes no sense to them. It is into this context that the Risen Christ appears to the disciples.
He did his duty as a magistrate and upheld the law, but he also showed something of the mercy of God for his friend when he paid the penalty for his friend. There is little wonder that the law-breaker was broken-hearted in his repentance. Jesus does something really extraordinary. He breathes on them. This brings to mind the very beginning of creation. How does God bring Adam to life when he is created from clay? He breathes on him. Only the Creator God can give life to something that is dead.
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