The Gospel for the Third Sunday of Easter is another account of the Risen Christ appearing to His disciples. In Luke’s Gospel (Luke 25: 35-48), the two disciples were recounting how the Lord appeared to them on the road to Emmaus and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

  Our Lord appears to them again and eats a piece of baked fish in front of them. He is not a ghost, but is flesh and bone. Once again, he opens their minds to understand the scriptures. They, in turn, are to be His witnesses. They will indeed give witness to the world and many will give their lives in doing so.

  We too are called to be witnesses to Christ. While we may not be able to touch His hands and side, we can express our faith by seeing Christ in our neighbor. We can give witness to our faith by our love for God and neighbor. We can give witness by our devotion to prayer and the regular practice of our faith, especially through the sacraments of Eucharist and Penance. We can give witness by caring for those most vulnerable in our society and by practicing the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.

  May the Lord bless the work of our hands and may we make God’s work our own.

God bless you.

Fr. Dan Redmond