{"id":169382,"date":"2025-04-19T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=169382"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:59:47","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-april-20-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-april-20-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: April 20-27 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"169382\" class=\"elementor elementor-169382\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc0b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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<BR>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff4b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eff4b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5353e87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5353e87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of April 20-27 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, April 20, 2025 \u2013 At the Tomb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, April 21, 2025 \u2013 Fear and Joy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, April 22, 2025 \u2013 I Have Seen the Lord<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, April 23, 2025 \u2013 Christ in the Eucharist<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, April 24, 2025 \u2013 Incredulous \u201cAha Moments\u201d<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, April 25, 2025 \u2013 Miraculous Catch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, April 26, 2025 Faith and Disbelief<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, April 27, 2025 \u2013 The Gift of Thomas<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-size: 26px;font-style: normal\">April 20, 2025 \u2013 At the Tomb\n<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-8);font-size: 24px;font-style: inherit;text-align: var(--text-align);background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\"><\/span><\/h1><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" 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href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978867\/\">April 20, 2025 &#8211; At the Tomb | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h5 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-style: normal\">Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord\n\n\n\n\n<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-8);font-size: 1.125rem;font-style: inherit;text-align: var(--text-align);background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\"><\/span><\/h5><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8bd151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165470\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 20:1-9<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, \u201cThey have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don\u2019t know where they put him.\u201d So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, it has been thousands of years since your Resurrection from the dead\u2014the greatest moment in the history of the world, the one that changes everything. Help me to see how all of my life is changed by your rising from the dead. Help me to realize how my body and soul are affected since your Resurrection opens the way to the resurrection for me. Help me to live as someone who has new life thanks to your rising from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Mary Arrived Very Early:\u00a0<\/b>Let us imagine ourselves alongside Mary Magdalene as she approached the tomb that chilly Easter morning. Her heart was heavy because not a second had passed by that she didn\u2019t remember all that Jesus did for her, how he set her free and changed her life. She was reeling from the experiences of the three days before when she witnessed his crucifixion and death. She ached at the memory, which was a nightmare for her. She probably hadn\u2019t slept and, as she went to the tomb, she wished with all her heart that it had never happened, that she could see him one more time. Her love was so great that it literally compelled her to come to the tomb before anyone else was even awake, and she was hoping to console herself by being physically near the body of Christ. We have risen early, like Mary, to immerse ourselves in the wonder of the Resurrection. May this time of reflection awaken in us a renewed gratitude for all Christ has done for us, and how he has changed our lives, and how we can be close to him in the Eucharist.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Peter and John Ran to the Tomb:\u00a0<\/b>When Peter and John heard Mary\u2019s testimony, they raced to the tomb. What were they thinking as they ran? Was there some memory in their minds of Jesus\u2019 promises that he would rise from the dead? John, the younger of the two, arrived at the tomb first but didn\u2019t go in. He just peeked inside. Was he acting temperately by deferring to Peter, who was his elder and the leader? Was John respecting the consecrated ground of a grave? Or was he hesitant because someone had \u201cbroken in\u201d? Peter, bold and impetuous as ever, didn\u2019t hesitate to enter the tomb and thoroughly investigate. Mary, John, and Peter each approached the tomb with varying degrees of fear, confusion, and expectation. How do we feel this Easter morning? Fearful, confused, or full of joyful expectation? Let\u2019s bring all of our concerns to Christ, for he is alive. Christ is risen!<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>He Saw and Believed:\u00a0<\/b>As John followed Peter into the tomb, he saw the empty slab on which, just three days ago, Jesus had lain. He saw the very cloths that he had helped to position around the dead body of Jesus folded neatly and laid aside. The Gospel put in four words John\u2019s most amazing internal transformation: \u201cHe saw and believed.\u201d John was the first Apostle to make the decision to believe, to let himself be convinced that Jesus hadn\u2019t been stolen from the tomb; he had come back from the dead, he was alive. May we imitate John\u2019s deep faith in the Resurrection of Jesus as we celebrate the holiest day in human history.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I am not one of those who was fortunate enough to be at the tomb that morning. Yet I have come to believe thanks to the testimony of others and the witness of these three people, and because your Apostles wrote everything down all those years ago. You are alive, and I have been blessed to experience your presence in my life. My heart is grateful for the gift of your Resurrection. \u201cWe are the Easter people, and hallelujah is our song\u201d (St. John Paul II).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will celebrate the Resurrection as fully and as joyfully as I can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Reflect on the lyrics of \u201cI Know That My Redeemer Lives\u201d: I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, he lives, who once was dead. He lives, my ever-living Head. He lives to bless me with his love. He lives to plead for me above. He lives my hungry soul to feed. He lives to bless in time of need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 21, 2025 \u2013 Fear and Joy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168469 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-21-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978868?theme=light\" title=\"April 21, 2025 - Fear and Joy\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978868\/\">April 21, 2025 &#8211; Fear and Joy | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday in the Octave of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-167555\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"167555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthew 28:8-15<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce the news to his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. Then Jesus said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.\u201d While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had happened. The chief priests assembled with the elders and took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, \u201cYou are to say, \u2018His disciples came by night and stole him while we were asleep.\u2019 And if this gets to the ears of the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.\u201d The soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has circulated among the Jews to the present day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, today we celebrate your Resurrection, the greatest event in history, the reality that gives us hope and on which all of our faith in you is founded. I base my life on the fact that you are risen from the dead. I believe that your life is already available to me, that you are sharing it with me. It is the source of immense joy in my everyday life. Help me to connect with that joy today. Help me to look at you with eyes of faith and to see you as these women did on their way back from the tomb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Fearful Yet Overjoyed:<\/b> It\u2019s helpful for us to remember that the experience of the Resurrection was never 100% joyful for any of those who loved Jesus! They all felt a mix of emotions\u2014uncertainty, confusion, doubt, fear. The resurrected Christ met these two Marys on their way, just as they were, with emotions that they couldn\u2019t control, in the truth of their human situation. He wants to meet us today as well, just as we are. We trust that one day, our experience of the Lord\u2019s risen body in Heaven will be perfect, as it should be, with no fear or confusion on our part. Today, however, we meet Jesus in faith, and carry the burden of our mixed emotions. May these succinct words of the evangelist, \u201cfearful yet overjoyed,\u201d express the reality of the Resurrection as we experience it this Easter Monday.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>The Encounter:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cJesus met them on the way and greeted them.\u201d The women approached him and embraced his feet, relating to him in a different way than they had before. Their relationship with Jesus had changed because, by the fact of his Resurrection, they now saw him as their Lord and their God. They expressed their profound respect for his majesty. \u201cThey did him homage.\u201d May we bow before Christ in our heart and adore him, overcome by the Spirit-inspired gift of fear of the Lord\u2014the gift \u201cthat confirms the virtue of hope and inspires a person with profound respect for the majesty of God\u201d (CatholicCulture.org).<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>The Lie:\u00a0<\/b>In the second part of today\u2019s Gospel, the guards went to tell the chief priests all that had happened. The chief priests were the first to hear an eyewitness account of the miracles that took place around the tomb. They were unmoved. They remain a symbol of all the faithless who reject Jesus because of stubbornness and hardness of heart. We pray for the grace to surrender ourselves to Christ and embrace the truth of the Resurrection. We also pray for the grace to be convinced witnesses, to be able to win others over with our joy and our charity so they may also accept the Risen Lord as their Lord.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, help me to let your risen power overcome whatever is hardened in me. I bring to you my fears and doubts, all that I am feeling. Heal me, please. I adore you as God, Lord, and King, and I invite you to reign in my life. Help me also to be one of the witnesses whose testimony can win others over to you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will speak to a friend about you in some courageous and creative way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 22, 2025 \u2013 I Have Seen the Lord<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168475 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-22-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978870?theme=light\" title=\"April 22, 2025 - I Have Seen the Lord\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978870\/\">April 22, 2025 &#8211; I Have Seen the Lord | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday in the Octave of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 20:11-18<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, \u201cWoman, why are you weeping?\u201d She said to them, \u201cThey have taken my Lord, and I don\u2019t know where they laid him.\u201d When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, \u201cWoman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?\u201d She thought it was the gardener and said to him, \u201cSir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.\u201d Jesus said to her, \u201cMary!\u201d She turned and said to him in Hebrew, \u201cRabbouni,\u201d which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, \u201cStop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, \u2018I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.\u2019\u201d Mary went and announced to the disciples, \u201cI have seen the Lord,\u201d and then reported what he had told her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, I place myself quietly in your presence, ready to encounter you in a real and profound way, eager to experience you and the joy of your Resurrection as I make my way through this Easter Octave. So many years have passed since your Resurrection took place. And yet, your word is eternal. It is as powerful now as when you spoke it for the first time. You have the power to reach through time and say my name to me, as you exclaimed \u201cMary!\u201d in the garden. And through the power of your Resurrection, as you are present everywhere and always, you can let me reach out and touch you. You can let me cling to you, here and now. And you can send me to announce to others what I have experienced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Mary Wept:<\/b>\u00a0Here we have a woman with a dramatic and painful history who encountered Christ in a life-changing event\u2014the expulsion of her seven demons. Mary had already been living a sort of \u201cresurrected\u201d life well before Jesus\u2019 Passion, death, and Resurrection. Christ was her life. Her dependence on him seemed so absolute that his death must have nearly destroyed her. If we want to, we can see ourselves in Mary of Magdala. If we have the courage, we can imagine ourselves as desperate for Christ as she was, and very dependent on him. We can look on our baptism, our conversion, our receiving of his grace as the only thing that gives us life. We can say with Mary, \u201cMy life depends totally on you, Lord. I have no hope, no joy outside of you. Without you, I am completely lost.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>The Dialogue:\u00a0<\/b>The Scriptures always have something to teach us. What could Our Lord have been trying to share with us in this short, intense dialogue? First, it\u2019s puzzling that Mary, who loved the Lord so passionately, didn\u2019t recognize him at the tomb. This can prompt us to reflect on the moments we have failed to recognize his presence, and appreciate that the Lord sometimes loves us in mysterious ways. When Jesus asked Mary whom she sought and why she wept, let it remind us that Jesus knows everything, and yet is always waiting for us to share our concerns and open our hearts more deeply to him. Mary\u2019s desire to find his body and carry it away revealed the intensity of her love. Do we wonder if we love Christ as much as she does? When we grieve or worry, who do we look for? Mary was overwhelmed and overjoyed when Jesus said her name. She responded, \u201cRabbouni.\u201d What term of endearment do we use in prayer to call out to Jesus?<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>She Went and Told the Disciples:\u00a0<\/b>At some point, Mary\u2019s beautiful moment with Jesus had to end. In this most significant moment of Mary\u2019s life, she was quickly told that she had a mission. She was sent by Christ to tell the Apostles, \u201cI have seen the Lord.\u201d In the great chain of friends telling friends about the news of the Resurrection, Mary was the first. The Apostles were number two. What number are we? If we have let ourselves really penetrate this encounter, we can share the news with the same intensity and conviction as Mary did.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I hear you say my name today. I want your voice to enter deep into my consciousness. I want to turn to you and see you before me, relieving me of all my fear, my doubts, my tears. You want to gently pull me away from solving my problems my way and direct me toward the one truth that really matters: that you are here. Help me to be your apostle and to share with others the truth of your presence with us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will acknowledge your presence frequently throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 23, 2025 \u2013 Christ in the Eucharist\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168482 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-23-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978872?theme=light\" title=\"April 23, 2025 - Christ in the Eucharist\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978872\/\">April 23, 2025 &#8211; Christ in the Eucharist | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9f47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday in the Octave of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165966\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165966\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Luke 24:13-35<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus\u2019 disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, \u201cWhat are you discussing as you walk along?\u201d They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, \u201cAre you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?\u201d And he replied to them, \u201cWhat sort of things?\u201d They said to him, \u201cThe things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.\u201d And he said to them, \u201cOh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?\u201d Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, \u201cStay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.\u201d So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, \u201cWere not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?\u201d So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the Eleven and those with them who were saying, \u201cThe Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!\u201d Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, I long to be caught up in the wonder of your Resurrection. I read these words and can feel the amazement of these two disciples, the excitement they felt, the fire burning in their hearts again as they recounted the story of how they met you. Every day this week, the Scriptures offered stories of encounters with you. Everyone who met you had to share what they had seen and heard. Today I want my meditation to be an encounter that changes me and sets me on fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>The Story They Told to Jesus:\u00a0<\/b>Two sad disciples, full of confusion and doubt, walked slowly away from Jerusalem. When Jesus met them on the road, he saw their sadness and engaged them in conversation. As they related their story, it was evident that they were stuck in Good Friday emotions and unable to tap into the joy that comes from living as a resurrection people. \u201cWe had hoped\u2026\u201d they said. Did their hopelessness, grief, and sorrow blind them to the presence of Christ beside them on their journey? How do we let emotion influence our ability to recognize truth? With Christ\u2019s help, may we come to realize which emotions cause us spiritual blindness.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>The Story Jesus Told:\u00a0<\/b>If we had accompanied the two disciples walking to Emmaus, we would have overheard Jesus tell us his own story with unparalleled depth and divine insight. The whole Old Testament would have been interpreted through the lens of the Passion by Christ himself. These humble disciples received from the mouth of God the greatest story ever told, the best homily ever preached, the wisest exegesis ever given. And they became an integral part of the story. Jesus wants to do the same thing in our life. He wants to weave his life with ours until we are one with him in eternity. How does our limited way of seeing crosses and difficulties prevent us from allowing Christ to do what he wants in our life?<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>The Eucharist:\u00a0<\/b>The trio stopped for dinner and the guest continued to astound the two disciples by his manner and words. Their hearts were on fire with love. Only in the breaking of the bread\u2014the Eucharist\u2014however, did they recognize the Lord. And then Jesus vanished\u2014leaving them in silence with the Eucharist. Just as the stories of the Old Testament point to Christ, the story of Emmaus points to the primacy of the Eucharist. At every Mass, Jesus accompanies us in an unfamiliar form through the personhood of the priest. At Communion, we receive Jesus, Body, Blood, soul, and divinity, but to our visible eye, he is not present. Back in our pew, we are left alone in silence with the Eucharist to ponder the great gift we have just received. Are our hearts on fire?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I want to live by your version of my story because I know it\u2019s perfectly laid out, and you\u2019ve seen to everything so that I can one day be with you in eternity. May I delight at the wonders of your works in my life and grow in my love of you in the Eucharist so that my heart burns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will receive the Eucharist with fervor and gratitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html#I.%25E2%2580%2582A_joy_ever_new,_a_joy_which_is_shared\"><span class=\"s2\">paragraph number 3 of Pope Francis\u2019s exhortation on joy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 24, 2025 \u2013 Incredulous \u201cAha Moments\u201d<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168489 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-24-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978875?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 24, 2025 -  Incredulous \u201cAha Moments\u201d\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978875\/\">April 24, 2025 &#8211;  Incredulous \u201cAha Moments\u201d | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday in the Octave of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165975\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Luke 24:35-48<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, \u201cWhy are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.\u201d And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, \u201cHave you anything here to eat?\u201d They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. He said to them, \u201cThese are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.\u201d Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, \u201cThus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Lord Jesus, here I am before you again today, ready to let you work in my heart and reveal yourself to me. Like the Apostles, I need to encounter you so that I can overcome my lack of faith, so that I can be one of the ones who will preach forgiveness in your name. I open my doors to you. I welcome you into my heart. I renounce any lack of faith in you, and embrace the faith that you are truly here before me, ready to speak with me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Incredulous Before the Proof:\u00a0<\/b>As we find over and over again in the accounts of the Resurrection, there was a great struggle in the hearts of Jesus\u2019 followers to believe what they saw. Almost every encounter that he had involved some form of resistance by the Apostles. This is perhaps one of the best arguments for why the Resurrection was a real event. And we can completely sympathize with their doubt. Jesus took no offense at their resistance or doubt. Instead, he tenderly helped them to accept his resurrected bodily presence. He showed them his hands and feet, pierced through from the nails. He also ate a piece of fish to convince them of this new reality. Whenever we doubt, we can trust that Jesus will not be upset with us. He will reach out to touch us in ways that are uniquely personal and intimate. He will reassure us in our prayer and through the sacraments. He wants us to love him as he loves us.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>This Is What I Told You:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus did something more than just showing them his physical body. The Gospel tells us that Jesus \u201copened their minds to understand the Scriptures.\u201d He reminded them of something they had apparently forgotten: that long before he was crucified, he had told them that it would happen. He had foretold it over and over again. It must have come as an \u201caha moment\u201d to the disciples. Into their minds, which had been so full of doubt and disbelief, came the memories of those moments on the road, in towns throughout Israel, when again and again Jesus had said, \u201cThe Son of Man will be killed, and on the third day rise again.\u201d They remembered the arguments they had about it, the feeling of confusion, even the angry rejection of such prophecies. Now they saw that the suffering was all part of his plan. And they also realized that each of them was called to witness to what they had experienced. Our Lord also grants us insight when we pray with the Scriptures. Our \u201caha moments\u201d draw us closer to Christ and fill our hearts with gratitude. As our gratitude and love grow, they overflow and we become his enthusiastic witnesses.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Repentance for the Forgiveness of Sins:\u00a0<\/b>While we don\u2019t know how long Jesus spent with his disciples, how many other times he may have appeared, or whether he may have spoken much more to them, the Gospel gives us this very succinct dialogue in which the essential aspects of the Church are articulated. Jesus began his ministry, as recorded in the Gospel of Mark, preaching repentance for the forgiveness of sin (cf. Mk 1:15). He is winding up his mission on earth by commanding his disciples to preach this same message. In our day, the forgiveness of sins must still be preached to all nations. There is no time for delay; rather, the Resurrection has an immediate consequence in our life. Let us take to heart the mission Christ has given us, and continue to preach his forgiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, I often feel like these Apostles of yours\u2014confused and in need of a lot of convincing in order to do your will. I believe that you can, in this time of prayer, continue to break down my defenses and incredulity. Help me to have an \u201caha moment\u201d\u2014to understand your plan in my life. Help me to be courageous in speaking of you to the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will gratefully recall \u201caha moments\u201d you have given me in prayer and discern more deeply your plan for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Matthew 16:21-28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 25, 2025 \u2013 Miraculous Catch<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168496 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-25-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9473f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9473f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978877?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 25, 2025 - Miraculous Catch\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978877\/\">April 25, 2025 &#8211; Miraculous Catch | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2528b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday in the Octave of Easter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a15ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 21:1-14<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee\u2019s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, \u201cI am going fishing.\u201d They said to him, \u201cWe also will come with you.\u201d So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, \u201cChildren, have you caught anything to eat?\u201d They answered him, \u201cNo.\u201d So he said to them, \u201cCast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.\u201d So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, \u201cIt is the Lord.\u201d When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, \u201cBring some of the fish you just caught.\u201d So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, \u201cCome, have breakfast.\u201d And none of the disciples dared to ask him, \u201cWho are you?\u201d because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, in my journey with you, I am longing to grasp the mystery of your Resurrection as I let you speak to me through this word that I read in your Gospel. So I ask you to speak to me today. Let me receive the gifts that your Resurrection brings, the same gifts you offered to these men fishing on the Sea of Galilee after you had conquered death and risen from the dead. I know there is much mystery surrounding your appearances after your Resurrection, but I am not afraid to embrace the mystery, to strive to penetrate it, and to let it teach me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu:\u00a0<\/b>The disciples had seen Christ firsthand after his Resurrection, but many things had changed about their encounters. Now, he appeared to them at certain moments and then disappeared again. They used to be able to seek him out and find him praying alone, but now they only saw him when he chose to appear to them. They found themselves in a holding pattern of sorts\u2014still learning from Christ and not yet commissioned to broadly preach and travel. Certainly, they talked among themselves about all that was happening, but they were probably confused as they tried to unravel the mystery of the past weeks and months. In the midst of this, Peter decided to go back to a familiar task\u2014fishing. Perhaps for Peter it was a way to find space to think, a safe place to talk at ease with the others. Whatever the reason, the disciples unwittingly set themselves up for a disappointment they had experienced before. They didn\u2019t catch a thing! Did they become disgruntled or complain? We can only guess at their mood as we hear Jesus address them lovingly from the shore, \u201cChildren\u2026\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Try the Other Side:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus recognized that these fishermen had caught nothing and offered them a simple solution. He asked them to do once more what they had been doing all night long\u2014to cast their nets on the other side. We can do any task repeatedly and often bear some fruit. But when Jesus commands it, then our efforts produce much more than we expect. He wants us to trust him, to believe in him, and to take risks when he asks us to, knowing that we do nothing alone. Jesus, Emanuel, is always with us.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Bring Some of Your Fish:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus had prepared a breakfast for them, but he left room for the ingredient they themselves were supposed to provide. There is much symbolism in this brief moment of the story. Jesus chose not to make everything for them. He chose instead to let them be involved, to some degree, in providing for themselves. We see the same thing in some of Jesus\u2019 other miracles, like the multiplication of loaves and fishes (cf. Mt 14). Jesus wants us to collaborate with him. Where can we learn to let Christ work by our side? Where can we move over to make space for him in our work?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I am like the disciples, tired of working alone and not seeing fruits. I see you calling me to have more trust in you and to let you tell me what to do and how to do it. So often it is easy for me to try to control everything in my life instead of letting you lead. Help me to \u201clet go and let God!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will exercise my trust in you by letting someone around me take initiative and have control over what I\u2019m trying to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Luke 5:1-11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1782c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"becf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a51820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 26, 2025 - Faith and Disbelief<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2218e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168503 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-26-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764bd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978879?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 26, 2025 - Faith and Disbelief\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978879\/\">April 26, 2025 &#8211; Faith and Disbelief | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c61fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c61fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday in the Octave of Easter\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f485eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Mark 16:9-15<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe. After this he appeared in another form to two of them walking along on their way to the country. They returned and told the others; but they did not believe them either. But later, as the Eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised. He said to them, \u201cGo into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, you have risen from the dead! I have spent this week in celebration of your Resurrection trying to penetrate this great mystery. Help me in today\u2019s time of prayer to understand that you are really speaking to me, asking me to move, motivating me to a greater love and passion for you. Let the faith to which you call me penetrate and transform my whole life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>They Did Not Believe:\u00a0<\/b>Mark gave us a quick summary of the events surrounding Jesus\u2019 Resurrection, but he did so in a way that emphasized this hard fact: these disciples, even though they were the ones who had been chosen by Christ and had seen his miracles many times, did not believe the message of the Resurrection. Mary of Magdala was a very credible witness, and the two from Emmaus certainly told the truth, but the other disciples just couldn\u2019t believe. For many reasons, we can also sometimes find it hard to believe in God. In our day, \u201cpoor (or nonexistent) catechesis, a fiercely secular culture, public hostility toward Catholicism, traumatic harm or loss, scandal caused by the sins of believers\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatholicthing.org\/2014\/01\/08\/on-losing-the-faith\/\"><span class=\"s1\">On Losing the Faith<\/span><\/a>, David G. Bonagura, Jr., \u201cThe Catholic Thing\u201d), or our own sin can darken our intellect and cause us to lose faith. Faith is an infused virtue given by God as a gift, but we must also cultivate it in our lives. If we feel our faith is weak, let us beg the Lord for an increase in faith. The Lord loves to answer this prayer on our behalf.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Jesus Rebuked Them:\u00a0<\/b>When Jesus visited the disciples, he rebuked them for doubting the messengers of his Resurrection. All faith is built essentially on this element of trusting in the witnesses who have shared their belief with us. When we struggle with our faith, we are fortunate to have access to an enormous cloud of witnesses\u2013saints, doctors of the church, faithful family and friends, spiritual directors\u2013to whom we can turn. Let us have the courage to take our doubts or even crises in faith to others who can guide us, advise us, and pray for us while we gather strength from the Holy Spirit to increase in faith.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>They Were Sent:\u00a0<\/b>These disciples received a rebuke from Christ for their lack of faith, and in the same instance were sent to preach the Gospel to the whole world. By our Baptism, we too are commissioned to preach the Gospel (CCC 1213)\u2014all of us! Although we are sinners, we are commanded to invite others into the family of Christ. We may be rich or poor, talented or simple, docile or stubborn. It doesn\u2019t matter because there are no exceptions to the call to evangelize. Faith is not a private act. It brings us into relationship with other believers (who are strengthened by our faith) and all of God\u2019s people who need to hear the message of salvation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I am slow to believe, like your disciples, and I am slow to go out and speak about you to others. Renew my conviction, renew my fervor, renew my faith in you. Give me the heart of an apostle who is on fire! Give me the bold certainty that you gave your great saints, so I can convince others to believe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will take a moment to speak with someone about how blessed I am by my faith.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. Now he resides in Oakville, Ontario, serving youth and young adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c39b76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 27, 2025 \u2013 The Gift of Thomas<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-169354 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-169354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-27-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1987378?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 27, 2025 - The Gift of Thomas\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, \u201cPeace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.\u201d And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, \u201cReceive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.\u201d Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, \u201cWe have seen the Lord.\u201d But he said to them, \u201cUnless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.\u201d Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d Then he said to Thomas, \u201cPut your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.\u201d Thomas answered and said to him, \u201cMy Lord and my God!\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cHave you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.\u201d Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Dear Risen Lord, I come before you for this time of prayer\u2014to be with you, to listen to you, to let you look upon me. Open my heart to your Holy Spirit in this time of prayer; let me be docile to your inspirations and welcome you. I love you, Lord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Jesus Passed Through Locked Doors:\u00a0<\/b>The doors were shut to the room where the Apostles were. More than lock and key, though, it was their fear and need for the Holy Spirit that kept them confined. They were still so afraid, still so unsure of how to comprehend all they had lived, and perhaps they were still afraid that the Pharisees would arrest and crucify them if their whereabouts were known. Perhaps they were still ashamed for having run in fear, not accompanying their Lord to his death. Whatever the source of their fear\u2014and whatever the fears that keep us locked up inside ourselves\u2014the Lord shows that just as he passed through death to new life, he can pass through the locked doors of our fears, too. Perhaps in this time of prayer, we can ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten our heart, reveal our fears, and let Jesus speak his peace over us.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>Forgiven Sins:\u00a0<\/b>We know this is a significant passage for many reasons; among them, Jesus establishes the sacrament of Reconciliation. Jesus gave to his first priests the authority to forgive sins. It is striking that the Risen Lord, who knew the guilt and sorrow his friends had in their hearts, wanted to make some things clear from the very beginning: he forgave them their sins\u2014in particular their failure to accompany him to Calvary\u2014and breathed his peace upon them. He gave them his Holy Spirit, and then even extended to them the mission to forgive the sins of others in his name. Christ is, indeed, Lord of all, but he never wishes to burden us by that Lordship; rather, he makes himself servant, forgives us, and calls us to share in his mission of forgiveness.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><b>In Company With Thomas:\u00a0<\/b>Perhaps history has given Thomas a bad rap. But in him, the Lord has given us a great gift: he reminds us that he comes out to meet us where and as we are. He doesn\u2019t wait till we are perfect to seek us out; he doesn\u2019t wait till we are faultless to invite us to follow him and share in his mission. Pope Benedict XVI said of this instance of St. Thomas, \u201c<span class=\"s1\">It comforts us in our insecurity\u2026 because it shows us that every doubt can lead to an outcome brighter than any uncertainty; and, lastly, because the words that Jesus addressed to him remind us of the true meaning of mature faith and encourage us to persevere, despite the difficulty, along our journey of adhesion to him.\u201d Let us take great comfort in this brother and Apostle, Thomas, and like him, let the Lord draw our hands to his own, to find in Thomas\u2019s woundedness our own, and to gain strength for the journey of faith before us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, you went out to seek your Apostles, your friends, because you knew how much they needed you. I also need you. Come out and meet me\u2014here, behind the locked doors of my fears and doubts. I do believe, Lord; help my unbelief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will prepare myself for my next confession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Beth Van de Voorde is a Regnum Christi Consecrated Woman, currently serving in pastoral ministry to families in Madrid and Valencia, Spain. 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