Monday, April 25, 2011
Fr. Jason Welle
Gospel: Matt. 28:8-15 “Do not be afraid.”
Homily summary: The Mexicans have a custom of displaying a skeleton wearing a tuxedo, or playing a guitar. The idea is that death is something to be mocked, to be laughed at, because it has no power for Christians.
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Jesus Christ said, “Do not be afraid.” Pope John Paul II will be canonized this Sunday, and this was one of his favorite sayings.
The opposite of faith is not doubt, but fear. Jesus came to us to cast out fear, to cast out the fear of what happens to us after we die. Jesus sets us free from the fear of death.