The Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 gives us one of the most tender and relatable resurrection stories: the journey to Emmaus. It is not set in a temple, nor in a place of triumph, but on an ordinary road - where two disciples are walking away from Jerusalem, away from hope, away from what they thought would change everything. The two disciples are leaving Jerusalem after the crucifixion of Jesus. their hopes have been shattered. they say, "We had hoped," perhaps the saddest phrase in the Gospel.

Today we celebrated the Divine Mercy Sunday and the Gospel is centered on the appearance of the Risen Christ to His disciples and to Thomas. The hearts of the disciples are more tightly closed than the room itself. They had seen their teacher arrested, tortured and crucified. everything they believed in seemed shattered. They were not waiting in hope - they were hiding in fear. And into that fear, Jesus comes, not with anger, not with accusation, not with disappointment but with peace.

The Gospel begins in darkness, in uncertainty, in the quiet ache of the human heart. Mary discovers that the stone has been rolled away. Immediately, she runs - not yet with faith, but with alarm. "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb," she says. Her first conclusion is not resurrection, but removal. Even those closest to Jesus were not expecting Easter. This detail is important. It reminds us that resurrection- faith is not wishful thinking, it is something surprising, something that breaks into human expectations.

We stand at the threshold of the Passion. The tone shifts quietly at first, then decisively. Betrayal, preparation, and sacrifice all unfold within a few verses. And at the center of all is Jesus Christ, who moves forward not as a victim of circumstance, but as one who freely gives Himself. Judas goes to the Chief priests and asks, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" It is a chilling question. He reduces a relationship to a transaction. Thirty pieces of silver - this is the price placed on the Son of God.

In the Gospel passage, we encounter one of the most powerful and emotional moments in the ministry of Jesus Christ - the raising of Lazarus of Bethany. This story is not about a miracle; it is about faith, suffering, hope and the promise of resurrection. The story begins with sickness. Lazarus, the brother of Martha of Bethany and Mary of Bethany, becomes gravely ill. The sisters send word to Jesus saying, "Lord, the one you love is sick." Even those who are loved by Jesus experience suffering. Faith does not mean a life without pain, illness, loss, and sorrow, touch every human life.

In Today's Gospel, Jesus encounters a man who has been blind from birth. The disciples immediately ask a question that many people still ask today. "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Their question reveals a common belief at the time- that suffering must be punishment for sin.But Jesus rejects that idea completely. He says: "Neither he nor his parents sinned, it is so that the works of God be made visible through him."

In Today's Gospel, we encounter one of the most beautiful and transformative conversations in all of Scripture- the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in the well. Jesus is traveling through Samaria and stops at Jacob's well near the town of Sychar. He is tired. He is thirsty. He sits down at the well at noon- the hottest part of the day. Then a woman comes alone to draw water. Jews did not associate with Samaritans. A Jewish rabbi does not publicly speak with a Samaritan woman. and yet Jesus breaks through every barrier - cultural, religious and moral.