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Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. It is also called Divine Mercy Sunday, a day when we celebrate the idea that God’s love and mercy have no limits.
Fittingly, on this Sunday, we read about the gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation Jesus gave to his disciples. Specifically, we read:
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. (Jesus) said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
What a wonderful gift Jesus gave us, the assurance that our sins are forgiven through him. For more than 2,000 years now, Catholic Christians have treasured this gift that Jesus gave us. So, when someone asks if we “have to” celebrate this sacrament, our answer should be, “No, we don’t ‘have to;’ we ‘get to!’ Isn’t that amazing!”
In the above photo, we see Fr. Bob celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation in El Portillo, a community of Curarén, F.M., Honduras.
