We walked together during the Lenten journey, and the time comes to relive together the joy of the empty tomb, whose empty mystery fills us with hope and shows us our common future, the resurrection. When we climb the mountain together, we do not ask who was the first. Sometimes we only say that we were the first on the peak, but in reality, we do not think this way, because we are conscious of the common work. We come here to St. John the Baptist Church to celebrate Easter in community. We celebrate with spiritual communion with the sisters and brothers who are sick and homebound.
When Jesus came to the disciples, He gave them a command. Jesus commanded the disciples to preach to the people and to testify to all, that He was the One sent by God to judge the living and the dead. Peter affirmed that he and the disciples of the Lord were witnesses to all that Jesus had done in Judea and in Jerusalem. What was said about Jesus were not fabricated stories. It was the truth. The disciples of Christ lived alongside Him and witnessed everything He did and said. In all, it is estimated that Jesus appeared to approximately 500 different persons during the days that followed His resurrection. What blessed women! They did not yet know that this was the dawn of the most important day of history. They could not have known that they, they themselves, would be the first witnesses of Jesus’ Resurrection.
Everyone who meets Jesus Christ and confesses faith in him is not able to be silent and cannot keep his good news to himself or herself. Open your heart: the people around you need you. The Risen Christ commended us to preach and witness to those who do not know Christ and to those who knew Christ but do not remember him anymore. To protect the faith is not enough; it has to be preached.
Father Thoung, Father Gabriel and I wish you Happy Easter! Chúc Mừng Phục Sinh!, Easter Adoo! ,Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych!
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
Fr. Rafal Duda
Parochial Vicar