PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION”

SUNDAY, April 5, 2026Easter Sunday - The Resurrection of our Lord JesusMemorial of St. Irene, Virgin and MartyrMemorial of St. Vincent Ferrer, DominicanPATHWAYS OF HOPE: “THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION”[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: JOHN 20 : 1 - 9 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒: [𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔] : 𝑀𝐴𝑇𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑊 28 : 1 - 10 [𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝐴𝑡 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠] : 𝐿𝑈𝐾𝐸 24 : 13 - 35On the first day of the week,Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don’t know where they put him.”So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peterand arrived at the tomb first;he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.When Simon Peter arrived after him,he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,and the cloth that had covered his head,not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.Then the other disciple also went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first,and he saw and believed.For they did not yet understand the Scripturethat he had to rise from the dead.Reflection by Jake Yap : Brother-Servants of the Word. Professor of dogmatic and systematic theology-Loyola School of Theology (ADMU). Coordinator-in-Charge of Teaching-Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon. Doctorate in Theology-University of Oxford#POHopgiver #LandasngPagasa #catholic #biblereadings #jesus #catholicchurch #christian #church #faith #god #jesuschrist #love #pray #bible #christianity #prayer #hope #gospel