Homily for Tuesday
6th Week of Easter
May 27, 2025
Acts 16: 22-34
John 16: 5-11
Christian Brothers, St. Joseph’s Residence, N.R.
“Believe
in the Lord Jesus, and you and your household will be saved” (Acts 16: 31).
The jailer at Philippi
brings a torch to see the prisoners
Speaking
to the apostles at the Last Supper, Jesus tells them that the ruler of this
world—he means the Devil, of course—has been condemned (John 16:11). He also speaks of righteousness, sometimes
translated as “justice,” as in St. Joseph being “a just man” (Matt 1:19), which
means being in a right relationship with God.
That right relationship, rather than one of condemnation, is offered to
us because Jesus has gone to the Father (John 16:10), is with the Father, and
intercedes with the Father for us.
Altho
our sins merit condemnation along with the ruler of this world and all who give
him their allegiance, Jesus saves us from that.
This is what Paul explains to the jailer at Philippi: we are saved by Jesus’ intercession for us,
intercession sanctified by the blood of his sacrifice on the cross.
In
this faith, we hope firmly for “a share in the resurrection of Christ” our Lord
(Collect.)
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