Easter Wednesday
St. George
First reading Acts 3:1-10
On this Easter Wednesday, the Word invites us to contemplate the profound power of the Resurrection at work through the apostles. Peter’s words—“I have neither silver nor gold, but I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”—reveal the fruit of an intimate union with the Risen Lord. He does not offer wealth or status, but something infinitely greater: the living presence and power of Christ. Yet Peter does not stop at proclaiming healing; he reaches out his hand and helps the man to stand. In this simple yet transformative gesture, we glimpse the Church’s mission: to speak Christ with authority and to lift others in His name. Pope Francis embodied this same apostolic heart—he walked with the wounded, gave voice to the voiceless, and continually urged the world to rise with courage, dignity, and faith. To believe in the Resurrection is not merely to await Heaven—it is to extend our hand and help others rise today with the power of Jesus Risen experienced in your personal relationship with Him. The true sign of Easter is not only the empty tomb, but the heart filled with His living presence, ready to act. Just as Peter, deeply united with the Risen Christ, spoke healing and extended his hand to the man at the temple gate, so too are we called to become instruments of Christ’s compassion and strength. When we know Him not only in doctrine but in the intimacy of prayer and trust, we carry His life within us—life that lifts, restores, and renews. Every time we help someone rise, from sorrow, from injustice, from loneliness, we proclaim that the Resurrection is real and active in our world today.
Don Giorgio