{"id":196746,"date":"2026-04-11T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=196746&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=196746"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:17:27","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-apr-12-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-apr-12-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: Apr 12 &#8211; 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"196746\" class=\"elementor elementor-196746\" 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-d0edc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0edc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-e7167d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7167d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e542d3a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e542d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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\">WEEKLY DIGEST OF rc<br><b>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week April 12 - 19, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c48768\" 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-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 12, 2026 \u2013 Peace Be With You<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, April 13, 2026 \u2013 Born of the Spirit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, April 14, 2026 \u2013 The Son of Man Lifted Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, April 15, 2026 \u2013 Lumen Christi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, April 16, 2026 \u2013 The Testimony of the Scriptures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, April 17, 2026 \u2013 Have the People Recline<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, April 18, 2026 \u2013 Faith Calms Storms<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, April 19, 2026<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 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allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2689582\/\">April 12, 2026 &#8211; Peace Be With You | 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-2416904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2416904\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2543b25 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2543b25\" 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-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<p>John 20:19-31<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, \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><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, I praise you for your Resurrection masterpiece. You died, destroying death; now you have risen, restoring life. Thank you for every Sunday Mass, in which we remember Christ\u2019s victory. Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cPeace Be With You\u201d:<\/strong> Many elements in this Gospel passage can help us to reflect more deeply on the celebration of the Eucharist. For example, Christ said three times, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d These can be likened to the triple invocations of the \u201c<em>Kyrie Eleison<\/em>\u201d or the \u201cLamb of God.\u201d The number three is the number of completeness and perfection. God himself is three persons in one God, and each person is very present in this passage: Jesus mentioned the Father (\u201cthe Father has sent me\u201d) and the Holy Spirit (\u201cReceive the Holy Spirit\u201d), while Thomas mentioned the Son (\u201cMy Lord\u2026\u201d) and his divine nature (\u201c\u2026and my God!\u201d). And what do the <em>Kyrie<\/em> and the Lamb of God and Jesus and Thomas and the Mass all show us? That there is mercy, there is forgiveness of sin, there is peace.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faith and the Eucharist:<\/strong> Devotion to Mary, Undoer of Knots has been on the rise in recent years. Many Catholics are attracted to the Mother of God as an aid in untying the tangles of life. In an analogous way, today\u2019s Gospel presents to us Jesus, Comer through Locked Doors (twice!). He came to the Apostles despite the obstacles they placed before him. His presence and his mercy pursue us\u2014especially at Easter\u2014until we allow him to come in and give us peace. And he made his Apostles protagonists in the giving of grace. We can therefore also ask for the intercession of the Apostles, Forgivers of Sin. But there is one more title to bestow in our list of devotions: We, the Blessed Unseers. Christ praised all those who have not seen and yet have believed\u2014that is, all those who receive the Eucharist with faith. The bread we see is like a locked door that cannot prevent Jesus from coming at the consecration. And when he does, the priest echoes his words: \u201cPeace I leave you, my peace I give you.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bookwork: <\/strong>John tells us that Jesus did many other signs \u201cnot written in this book.\u201d John probably could have written another book, even longer than his Gospel, describing Jesus in detail. He confesses, \u201cThere are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written\u201d (Jn 21:25). Only in heaven, perhaps, will we learn more of John\u2019s unwritten library. It would simply be too much for us here on earth. In fact, the library grows because Jesus works new wonders every day! Through the devout recitation of the liturgy of the hours by priests and lay people the world over, all of Jesus\u2019 deeds recorded and unrecorded are praised continually to high heaven.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, thank you for searching me out when I lock myself in my own upper room. I want to take part in the liturgy with devotion, so that I can praise your glorious Resurrection and your Divine Mercy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will go to Mass with a joyful heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> St. Therese of Lisieux\u2019s <em>Story of a Soul<\/em> exemplifies the three points of our meditation today. She tried to live with great peace and trust in God; she showed great faith and devotion to the Eucharist; and she tried to write down in her book how Jesus had worked in her life, similar to St. John\u2019s account of the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 13, 2026 \u2013 Born of the Spirit<\/h4>\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196710 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-13-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196710\" alt=\"26-04-13-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-13-DM-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\/2720168?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 13, 2026 - Born of the Spirit\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2720168\/\">April 13, 2026 &#8211; Born of the Spirit | 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-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Second Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8012d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8012d4\" 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-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" 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<p>John 3:1-8<\/p>\n<p>There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, \u201cRabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.\u201d Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.\u201d Nicodemus said to him, \u201cHow can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother\u2019s womb and be born again, can he?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you, \u2018You must be born from above.\u2019 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, I come before you today with Easter joy in my heart. I thank you for your marvelous work, the Resurrection. Help me, with your grace, to \u201cput on the new self, created in God\u2019s way in righteousness and holiness of truth\u201d (Eph 4:24).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Pharisee Nicodemus:<\/strong> Who was Nicodemus? He was a Pharisee, a spiritual leader of the Jewish people. The Jewish leaders had so much authority that Nicodemus was called \u201ca ruler of the Jews.\u201d He was evidently an honest man, clear-sighted and sincere. We know this because he was able to recognize that \u201cno one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.\u201d In addition, he came to Jesus genuinely searching for answers, and not just to win an argument. He was a man of faith, acknowledging God\u2019s action in a mere carpenter\u2019s son. And yet, Nicodemus had doubts, as we do. He did not understand the spirit; the <em>Law<\/em> seemed more trustworthy in its literalness. He came to Jesus at night, fearful of what others might think. Though his faith was growing, he was still flesh born of flesh.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rabbi Jesus:<\/strong> In this passage, Jesus seems not to belong to this world of clay and dust. He worked signs in the name of God. He spoke of God\u2019s invisible Kingdom as if he could see it. When asked about earthly birth, he responded with the signs of water and <em>re<\/em> When Nicodemus spoke of flesh, he spoke of Spirit. And yet Jesus\u2019 feet were always planted firmly on the ground, aware of human limitations; he was quite aware that Nicodemus was \u201camazed that I told you, \u2018You must be born from above.\u2019\u201d Today, he invites us to faith, to contemplate heavenly things, to lift up our hearts. As St. Paul says, \u201cWhatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things\u201d (Phil 4:8).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Born of the Spirit:<\/strong> \u201cThe term \u2018Spirit\u2019 is translated from the Hebrew word <em>ruah, <\/em>which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus indeed uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the transcendent newness of him who is personally God\u2019s breath, the divine Spirit\u201d (CCC 691). \u201cThe symbolism of water signifies the Holy Spirit\u2019s action in Baptism, since after the invocation of the Holy Spirit it becomes the efficacious sacramental sign of new birth: just as the gestation of our birth took place in water, so the water of Baptism truly signifies that our birth into the divine life is given to us in the Holy Spirit\u201d (CCC 694).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I recall the words of the Mass: \u201cLift up your hearts; we lift them up to the Lord!\u201d With the grace of Baptism as my springboard, I ask you to increase my faith and lift my eyes and heart towards heaven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will renew my baptismal promises, trusting in the Holy Spirit to help me fulfill them.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"tuesday\"><\/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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 14, 2026 \u2013 The Son of Man Lifted Up<\/h4>\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\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196711 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-14-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196711\" alt=\"26-04-14-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-14-DM-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-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" 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\/2720169?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 14, 2026 - The Son of Man Lifted Up\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2720169\/\">April 14, 2026 &#8211; The Son of Man Lifted Up | 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-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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4556 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a8d4556\" 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-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<p>John 3:7b-15<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to Nicodemus: \u201c\u2018You must be born from above.\u2019 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.\u201d Nicodemus answered and said to him, \u201cHow can this happen?\u201d Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cYou are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord God, your words are difficult. How am I to understand this passage? I am made of flesh and my thoughts are fleshly, and I feel incapable of being spiritual. I beseech you, send forth your Holy Spirit! Things shall be created and you will renew the face of the earth!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cHow Can This Happen?\u201d:<\/strong> It\u2019s all very well to speak of being born again, or born from above, or born of the Spirit. It sounds wonderful, in fact, this notion of transcending daily troubles and petty difficulties. But Nicodemus asked the same question I would have asked: But how can this happen? <em>How? <\/em>The wind blows where it wills, and the action of the Spirit is invisible; how can I perceive him? We are supposed to be teachers of Israel, and still we don\u2019t understand your words, Jesus. How can this happen? We\u2019ve tried to be holy, to follow your commands, and it doesn\u2019t seem to work. We want to go up to heaven, but no one makes it up to heaven; only you have gone up to heaven because you came down from heaven. How can sanctity happen? How can we receive the Spirit? How?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHe Came Down From Heaven\u201d:<\/strong> The Son of Man \u201chas come down from heaven.\u201d We recite it every Sunday in the Creed, and it is the answer to all our yearnings for God. We are too weak to rise up and search God out in his heavens. Therefore, he has had mercy on us; he has come down from heaven. This is what sets Christianity apart from all other religions; God became man. \u201cFor us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven.\u201d Such is the absurdity of his love for us, that he would leave heaven to live with us. Such is the divine wisdom of the Incarnation. The Fathers saw this mystery prefigured in the Old Testament: \u201cThus she [wisdom] has appeared on earth, is at home with mortals\u201d (Bar 3:38).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Serpent in the Desert:<\/strong> The reference to Moses lifting up the serpent in the desert comes from Numbers 21:4-9, which is read on Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. The people complained against God and Moses because of the poor food and lack of water in the desert. As a result, they were plagued by fiery serpents who killed many of them. But God ordered Moses to craft a serpent and raise it up as a standard, and anyone who looked at it was healed. God always provides a way of repentance and salvation for his people. The Son of Man was also lifted up on the Cross, so that everyone who believes in Jesus crucified and risen has eternal life. This is why he came down from heaven. This is the \u201chow\u201d of our salvation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, you have taught me that I need your Holy Spirit. It is your Holy Spirit\u2014the Spirit of Jesus\u2014who enables me to know and love and confess you. \u201cNo one can say \u2018Jesus is Lord,\u2019 except by the holy Spirit\u201d (1 Cor 12:3).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will invoke the Holy Spirit before any important activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Try reading the extended Christmas story (Lk 1-2), reflecting on Christ\u2019s descent and ascent. In other words, in what ways are both Christ\u2019s suffering and his exaltation prefigured in the account of his Incarnation?<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 15, 2026 \u2013 Lumen Christi<\/h4>\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196712 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-15-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196712\" alt=\"26-04-15-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-15-DM-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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2720172?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 15, 2026 - Lumen Christi\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2720172\/\">April 15, 2026 &#8211; Lumen Christi | 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-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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a32da elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"78a32da\" 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-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<p>John 3:16-21<\/p>\n<p>God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, you live in light inaccessible. You are the sun of righteousness that sheds your lovely light on us. Thank you for coming to save the world. Thank you for raising us up to light imperishable when our lives here below have run their earthly course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Lumen Christi:<\/em><\/strong> This passage can be divided neatly into two parts. Verses 16-18 speak of the Son of God. God gave his only Son; God sent his only Son; those who do not believe in the Son of God are already condemned. Verses 19-21 speak of the light. The light came into the world; the wicked do not come toward the light; but whoever lives the truth comes to the light. The Son of God is the light. John 8:12 says, \u201cI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\u201d At the beginning of the Easter Vigil Mass, as the priest holds up the Paschal candle, he intones three times \u201c<em>Lumen Christi<\/em>!\u201d and the people respond, \u201c<em>Deo gratias<\/em>!\u201d This means, \u201cLight of Christ!\u201d and \u201cThanks be to God!\u201d It is God who has sent light into the world, not \u201cto condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dispelling Unbelief: <\/strong>God sent his Son into the world to save the world, but from what does it need saving? From unbelief. The passage does not say that God condemns the wicked deeds of men (though of course he does); it does not say that he condemns at all. It simply affirms, \u201cWhoever does not believe has already been condemned.\u201d Unbelief bears its own punishment. The world needs saving from unbelief in Jesus Christ. Life apart from Jesus leads to wicked works done in darkness. I cannot reject Jesus and at the same time retain goodness, light, and truth\u2014at least, not in their fullness. \u201cI am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life (and the light!),\u201d says Jesus.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>God Sent the Light:<\/strong> Another translation of John 3:16 reads, \u201cFor this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son.\u201d There is nothing better than Jesus. God the Father can give no greater gift than his only-begotten Son. What\u2019s more, we can say that with the giving of Christ, God has already given us everything\u2014light and life and blessings and happiness and holiness. And friendship and love and truth and courage, and much more besides. Jesus is God\u2019s gift of salvation to us. The very name \u201cJesus\u201d means \u201cGod saves.\u201d He came for no other person, except that \u201ceveryone who believes in him might have eternal life.\u201d And the proof that he can give us eternal life is his own Resurrection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, be the light of my life! Shine in me so that I can shine out to others, calling them to live in the light. You are that light! Give me the grace to do all my works \u201cin God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will pray the rosary meditating with Mary on the luminous mysteries of Christ\u2019s public life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read some selections from Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical on faith, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei.html\"><em>Lumen Fidei<\/em><\/a>. (It\u2019s good to know that this is the sequel, so to speak, of Pope Benedict\u2019s encyclicals on hope and charity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html\"><em>Spe Salvi<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html\"><em>Deus Caritas Est<\/em><\/a>, respectively.)<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/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\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=\"thursday\"><\/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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 16, 2026 \u2013 The Testimony of the Scriptures<\/h4>\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\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196713 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-16-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196713\" alt=\"26-04-16-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-16-DM-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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2720174?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 16, 2026 - The Testimony of the Scriptures\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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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><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><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>\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>\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><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><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><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>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 17, 2026 \u2013 Have the People Recline<\/h4>\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\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196714 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-17-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196714\" alt=\"26-04-17-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-17-DM-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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2720175?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 17, 2026 - Have the People Recline\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.\u00a0The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, \u201cWhere can we buy enough food for them to eat?\u201d He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, \u201cTwo hundred days\u2019 wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.\u201d One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, \u201cThere is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?\u201d Jesus said, \u201cHave the people recline.\u201d\u00a0Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.\u00a0So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, \u201cGather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.\u201d So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, \u201cThis is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.\u201d\u00a0Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, though my needs are many, you care for them all. Though I am but one in a crowd, you treat me as your only child. I know this miracle prepares your disciples for the gift of the Eucharist; help me to reverence the Blessed Sacrament for the miraculous gift it is!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A Large Hungry Crowd:<\/strong> When our worries crowd in on us, we often feel alone. They are <em>our <\/em>worries, and no one else is going to worry about them if we don\u2019t. But the Lord will. He was the first one to see the large crowd and ask, \u201cWhere can we buy enough food for them to eat?\u201d He has the heart of a good shepherd, always thinking of his sheep and what they need. He wants his sheep to confide in him, to make known their worries. When we act alone, we realize our resources are so small. Our bodies get tired, our heads fail to understand, and our glance does not perceive. Our hearts do not feel as they should, and our mouths spout what we do not want to say! What good are these weak instruments for so many needs?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHave the People Recline\u201d: <\/strong>Jesus\u2019 response to the problem is counterintuitive: slow down, contemplate, and rest. \u201cHave the people recline,\u201d he said. Stop trying to fix the problem alone, and turn your eyes toward Jesus. Look about you, see the deep blue lake and the verdant hillside where Jesus sits, in command. The evangelist bothered to tell us, \u201cNow there was a great deal of grass in that place.\u201d Is this detail essential? No, but it is part of the harvest we reap when we bring our hunger to Jesus. We can ask question after question. Why does Jesus put Philip to the test? Why does he put <em>us <\/em>to the test? Christ simply wants us to recline along with five thousand others who also need him. We are each just one sheep in a flock. We cannot buy enough food for ourselves to eat, not without Jesus.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Gives Thanks:<\/strong> When Jesus gives thanks, we are fed. This is the logic of the sacrifice of the Mass. \u201cThen Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.\u201d Before ten thousand eyes deep-set in five thousand hungry faces, Jesus gave thanks to his Father in heaven. We also come to him in the Mass seeking Eucharistic food, and he distributes it to all those who are reclining\u2014all those who heed the shepherd\u2019s voice. \u201cAll you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, buy grain and eat\u2026 Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what does not satisfy?\u201d (Isa 55:1-2).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I follow you over the sea and up the hills because I know you are the living bread. I come empty-handed, ready to buy at no price the priceless Bread of Angels. I beg you to give me my fill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make a visit to the tabernacle, if possible. If this is not feasible, I will make a spiritual communion in the Eucharist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Try reading <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicarchive.org\/thomas_a_kempis\/the_imitation_of_christ\/2\/\">Book II of Thomas a Kempis\u2019 <em>Imitation of Christ<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>Book II is an invitation to a radical living of the interior life, which advocates prayer and reflection as the wellspring of holiness in action.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 18, 2026 \u2013 Faith Calms Storms<\/h4>\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\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196715 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-18-DM\" 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\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-196715\" alt=\"26-04-18-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-18-DM-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\/2731311?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"April 18, 2026 \u2013 Faith Calms Storms\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid. But he said to them, \u201cIt is I. Do not be afraid.\u201d They wanted to take him into the boat, but the boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord come to me as I begin this time of prayer. Calm my stormy mind so that I can recognize your presence in these words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>In Context?: <\/strong>After feeding the five hundred, the Gospel of Matthew tells us Jesus \u201cmade the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side\u201d (Mt 14:22). Jesus wanted to be alone to pray. Although John left this detail out, it makes sense that the disciples would have gotten into the boat only if Jesus insisted, telling them he intended to pray. They had seen this behavior before. Jesus often got up early, or stayed up late, to share some quiet time with his Father. What a witness Jesus was to them and to us. No matter how busy our ministry, no matter how needy the crowds, no matter what our collaborators say, we must make time for prayer. \u201cLet the men eaten up with activity and who imagine they are able to shake the world with their preaching and other outward works, stop and reflect a moment\u2026 they would be much more useful to the Church and more pleasing to the Lord, not to mention the good example they would give to those around them, if they devoted more time to prayer and to the exercises of the interior life\u201d (Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard, <em>The Soul of the Apostolate<\/em>).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>It Was Dark: <\/strong>Jesus prayed well into the night, leaving the Apostles in the dark, in a boat tossed about by waves. Of course, he knew their plight. Why did he wait until the fourth watch of the night (cf. Mk 6:48) to make his presence known? When Jesus postponed his visit to Mary and Martha, it was to raise Lazarus from the dead\u2014to work a miracle so resplendent that doubting souls might finally believe (cf. Jn 11). When the woman with the hemorrhage touched his cloak, Jesus told her, \u201cCourage, daughter! Your faith has saved you\u201d (Mt 9:22). The disciples in today\u2019s Gospel \u201chad not understood the incident of the loaves. On the contrary, their hearts were hardened\u201d (Mk 6:52). Their faith needed a booster shot. Jesus was making it perfectly clear that he is master of the seas, and through his dramatically bringing them to safety their faith in him would be strengthened. In our own darkness, we can be assured that Jesus knows our plight, that his timing is perfect, and that he seeks only our good. No one relishes the darkness, but \u201cthis momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal\u201d (2 Cor 4:17-18).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Fear: <\/strong>The Bible contains <a href=\"https:\/\/catholic-resources.org\/Bible\/HaveNoFear.htm\">more than 140 admonitions<\/a> to fear not, forty of them in the New Testament. Jesus\u2019s disciples were afraid. Jesus knows our hearts are also anxious, that storms crop up to disturb our peace, that we struggle with strong emotions like anger, jealousy, and loneliness. In this instance, he approached the boat with the words, \u201cIt is I. Do not be afraid,\u201d and so \u201cthey wanted to take him into the boat.\u201d We too want to cling to Jesus in the storm and lay our problems at his feet. When we do, Jesus calms our anxious hearts, reminding us that he is enough. Our peace is restored.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord, you speak to me about faith in these lines of Scripture. I see that my faith is weak. I beg you to strengthen me. Many of the ordinary daily stressors I experience are opportunities to grow in faith. I know that I can do all that you ask of me with peace and joy, if I only have faith in you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will say, \u201cJesus I trust in you,\u201d every time I feel the least bit stressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>\u201cThe Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you; you never forsake those who seek you, Lord\u201d (Ps 9:10-11).<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of over thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/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-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=\"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-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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 19, 2026<\/h4>\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-19-DM.png\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"\" alt=\"26-04-19-DM\" loading=\"lazy\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-19-DM.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"26-04-19-DM\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/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-fb7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7608e\" 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\/2731312?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 19, 2026 - On the Road with Jesus\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2731312\/\">April 19, 2026 &#8211; On the Road with Jesus | 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-4494669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4494669\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third Sunday of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8d9b6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d8d9b6\" 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-5a15ab6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit 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<p>Luke 24:13-35<\/p>\n<p>That very day, the first day of the week,\u00a0two 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,\u00a0\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,\u00a0\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\u00a0and 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\u00a0what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, I praise you and am so grateful for this prayer time. Thank you that despite my stumbling, you walk beside me and steady me. Open my eyes and ears now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cJesus\u2026 Drew Near And Walked With Them\u201d:<\/strong> Jesus walked with the disciples on the way to Emmaus, and he is here now, and walking beside us. When we pause a moment to reflect on this powerful truth and let it penetrate our hearts, no matter what our state of mind is, or what emotions well up, or what situations are confronting us, we can draw strength from Jesus walking beside us. What a comfort this realization is! It is and should be our fountain of strength and our shield of protection on the battleground of life.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThey Stopped, Looking Downcast\u201d:<\/strong> Could the disciples have failed to recognize Our Lord because they were looking down? Looking down might indicate their minds were closed and their hearts were turned inward on themselves in sorrow over Jesus\u2019 death, pondering why and how this all could have happened! When the unexpected happens, we can get stuck asking the wrong questions, too. It is understandable to ask \u201chow\u201d and \u201cwhy,\u201d but to grow and begin to move forward, it is more helpful instead to ask in prayer, \u201cWhat do you want me to learn from this, Lord?\u201d When we say this prayer humbly and diligently, Our Lord will begin to inspire our hearts with hope and new direction.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cOh, How Foolish You Are!\u201d:<\/strong> Being called a fool can snap us right out of our navel\u2014gazing, even causing us to momentarily forget our sorrow. It\u2019s possible that the disciples didn\u2019t recognize Jesus because they clung to their interpretation of how Jesus would \u201credeem\u201d his people and the role they would play. When Jesus reoriented the disciples to understand God\u2019s plan through the Scripture, their despairing hearts began to burn with new hope. When we hold on to our agenda with a prideful, \u201cmy way or the highway\u201d attitude, we are being foolish. Going to prayer, even just momentarily acknowledging Jesus as Lord, who already knows the answer and who can overcome any difficulty, will help defeat the temptation for control. Recognizing his presence and ultimate control over every situation increases our humility and prevents rash decisions. We are the Lord\u2019s good servants first. Our greatest desire is his will, and acknowledging that Jesus is walking beside us will help us maintain interior peace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Thank you, Lord, for encouraging me to focus outward towards you and others. I do desire your will above mine. By surrendering my own desire for control, I can be more open to your gentle leading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will avoid rash words or actions, pausing to remember I am your good servant first.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. 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