From the Gospel according to Luke 24:35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way,
and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread.

While they were still speaking about this,
he stood in their midst and said to them,
“Peace be with you.”
But they were startled and terrified
and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled?
And why do questions arise in your hearts?
Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones
as you can see I have.”
And as he said this,
he showed them his hands and his feet.
While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed,
he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of baked fish;
he took it and ate it in front of them.

He said to them,
“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you,
that everything written about me in the law of Moses
and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Those Who Witnessed Him

This Gospel is crucial because it marks the moment when the eleven disciples become firsthand witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection. After His death, He still has a human nature—His body is glorified, yet He can even eat. Their witness is the foundation of our faith. They had to see Him risen with their own eyes to truly affirm that what we believe is real.

This moment also gives clarity and purpose to everything in the Old Testament. The prophets were pointing toward this exact moment in the story of salvation.

This account anchors and supports all of Scripture. Because of it, our entire faith has meaning. Praise God for that!

Applied to married Life:

Martin: Why are you so confident in our marriage as a Sacrament?
Helen: Because Christ rose from the dead.
Martin: But what does that have to do with us?
Helen: It means we follow Him through everything—even suffering. If we carry our crosses with Him, we’ll also share in His resurrection. That’s not just wishful thinking—it really happened, and people actually saw Him.
Martin: Thank God He showed Himself to the Apostles so they could share that truth with us.

Mary,

Thank God for choosing to reveal Himself to the Apostles and making them witnesses to His resurrection—so they could pass on the truth that sustains our faith. Glory to Him forever.