14 April 2024 -- 3rd Sunday of Easter "B"
Acts 3:13...19; 1John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48
Homily
The most surprising thing in this Gospel is the fear that seizes the eleven Apostles and their companions. Not long before, the disciples who had met Jesus on the road to Emmaus and recognised him in the breaking of the bread had returned to tell the Apostles these things. They replied: "It is true! The Lord has risen and appeared to Simon". Before that, there had been the testimony of the women who had come to the tomb on Easter morning. So everyone already knew that Jesus had indeed risen. Suddenly, while they were talking together about Jesus, he appeared in their midst and said quite simply: "Peace be with you". And this is enough to make them afraid and filled with fear. So what is the source of this fear?