Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide
or Saint Christopher Magallanes and his Companions, Martyrs
First reading Acts 15:1-6
The Easter season invites us to celebrate not only the Resurrection of Christ but also the newness of life that flows from His victory over division and death. In the reading from Acts, we see how rigid insistence on old customs, though well-intentioned, threatens to fracture the unity of the early Church. True Easter faith calls us to be instruments of the Holy Spirit, not by clinging to burdensome demands, but by embracing the liberating grace of the Risen Christ. The Spirit does not bind but sets free; it does not divide but gathers into one. As we walk in the light of Easter, may we resist the temptation to impose, and instead, discern with humility how best to build communion, allowing love and mercy, not law alone, to be our guiding light. Let’s reflect: Easter is the celebration of the liberating power of the Risen Christ, who calls us beyond the constraints of law and division into the unifying freedom and grace of the Holy Spirit.
Don Giorgio