And he said to them, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things." (Lk 24:35-48)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042425.cfm
Luke’s account of the appearance of the Risen Lord to the disciples emphasizes the physicality of the experience. The Lord himself reminds us that we are witnesses of what God has done. We give thanks to God for the beautiful witness of Pope Francis. May he dance with the angels!
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.
Thursday of the Octave of Easter
