CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR NEW LIFE: (2. AGENTS OF GOOD NEWS). (Homily for March 29, 2016. Easter Tuesday.)


Bible Study: Acts 2, 36 to 41 and John 20, 11 to 18.


The saying is indeed true that evil abounds in our society because good people are quiet. Peter was not quiet about Jesus. He spoke boldly so much so that we read in today’s first reading, his listeners were cut to the heart. And then, they asked him: “What must we do?” In the end, over three thousand converts became Christians that very day.

How often do we miss opportunities of talking about Jesus to our close relatives, our best friends and family members, or even our business associates? There is a tendency in us to leave Jesus out of our intimate conversations and we would rather talk about money, food, clothing and even gossip about other people. One very popular question we ask our friends is: “Have you eaten?” but why is that we never ask: “Have you said your prayers today? Have you spent time with Jesus? Or Have you prayed your rosary for today?”

Having rising with Christ, having become new creatures with minds set on things that are above and no longer on those below, we should overcome that shyness of bringing Jesus into our conversations and allowing him to be the sole object of our discussion. We never can tell whose heart will also be touched by our message. And should it happen that those we talk to are put off by our desire to talk about Jesus, we should not be discouraged. Even when they call us names or say we are boring, we shouldn’t give up.

Like Mary Magdalene who went to the tomb of Jesus to look for him, let us look for opportunities to visit and spend time in the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus is everywhere but if we want to see him, then our hearts must be ready in deep faith and love. Because of her encounter with the Risen Jesus, she became an evangelist to the evangelizers. She took a message directly from Jesus to the apostles. We too can do likewise.

Let us Pray:
Lord Jesus, may my love for you be greater than anything else in this life and use me mightily to spread your message of repentance to the whole world. Amen.


God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. 

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