{"id":196698,"date":"2026-04-16T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=196698&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=196698"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:22:54","slug":"april-16-2026-the-testimony-of-the-scriptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/april-16-2026-the-testimony-of-the-scriptures\/","title":{"rendered":"April 16, 2026 &#8211; The Testimony of the Scriptures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"196698\" class=\"elementor elementor-196698\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" 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-6ebf85b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ebf85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" 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\/2720174?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 16, 2026 - The Testimony of the Scriptures\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2720174\/\">April 16, 2026 &#8211; The Testimony of the Scriptures | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday of the Second Week of Easter<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John 3:31-36<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy. For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, although it\u2019s not clear whether these are the words of Jesus or of John the Baptist, I know your saving message is contained in them. Through this immersion in your word, let the Holy Spirit make his home in me. Let the Gospel become a living word, fount of Easter life and joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>John the Baptist:<\/strong> In the very last chapter of the Old Testament, we find this: \u201cNow I am sending my messenger\u2014he will prepare the way before me; and the lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple; the messenger of the covenant whom you desire\u2014see, he is coming! says the Lord of hosts\u201d (Mal 3:1). These words of Malachi point to John the Baptist. He is the messenger, and also the new Elijah predicted in Malachi 3:23. This is very clear from the angel Gabriel\u2019s words about John in Luke 1:17. \u201cHe will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.\u201d John was thus the messenger full of spirit and power, who witnessed to Jesus Christ.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter and the Apostles: <\/strong>\u201cFor the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.\u201d In today\u2019s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the inimical Sanhedrin prohibited preaching, but Peter and the Apostles boldly replied, \u201cWe must obey God rather than men\u201d (Acts 5:29). They did not ration their gift of the Holy Spirit, but fearlessly proclaimed the Death and Resurrection of the Christ. \u201cThe God of our ancestors raised Jesus, though you had him killed by hanging him on a tree\u2026 We are witnesses of these things, as is the Holy Spirit that God has given to those who obey him\u201d (Acts 5:30-32). This is the power of the word of God; it makes us fearless witnesses\u2014like the prophet Elijah, like St. John the Baptist, like St. Peter. If God sends us, we must speak the words of God.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wrath of God: <\/strong>The passage concludes with a dreadful phrase: \u201cWhoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.\u201d What is this wrath? Wrath is the name sinners give to God\u2019s justice, and even his mercy. Returning to the messenger in Malachi, we read, \u201cBut who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand firm when he appears? For he will be like a refiner\u2019s fire, like fullers\u2019 lye [\u2026] I will draw near to you for judgment, and I will be swift to bear witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and perjurers\u2026\u201d (Mal 3:2,5). To the unrighteous, the refiner\u2019s fire is wrathful, while silver remains untouched. The truth makes the honest man rejoice, but enrages the perjurer\u2014so much so that \u201cWhen they [the Sanhedrin] heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them [the apostles] to death\u201d (Acts 5:33). Do not fear God\u2019s wrath; the very Scriptures themselves bear testimony, \u201cIf we have died with him we shall also live with him\u201d (2 Tim 2:11).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord Jesus, your word is powerful! The more slowly I read it and the more I pray on it, the more it says to me. Your word is truly a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Thanks be to God!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will search the Scriptures for what God has to say about a particular problem weighing on my heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read the very short <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/malachi\/0\">Book of the Prophet Malachi<\/a>. There we read of God\u2019s exasperation (\u201cwrath\u201d) towards Israel\u2019s misdeeds, as well as the remedy he provides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. 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