The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him. (Jn 12:1-11)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041425.cfm
The plot to kill Lazarus is always a shocker. Even more, the other gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) erase any mention of Lazarus. We are not sure why this silence about the raising of Lazarus, one of the greatest “signs” that Jesus worked. There’s no substitute to actually reading the gospel texts. The Word invites us to follow the Lord each day of this Holy Week.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Holy Monday
