The cross is the great pruning of Christ’s body. Jesus’ rising is the brand-new growth. It is God’s promise to us that all the painful pruning in life is leading us somewhere beautiful.
Today is the last day to visit this free exhibit which features 39 beautiful panels with graphic and written depictions, highlighting some of the most powerful Eucharistic miracles of the world. View before and after weekend Mass in the Upper and Lower Gathering Spaces.
Thomas the apostle was certainly stunned by the Risen Jesus displaying his wounds in person. But he also must have been equally shocked that Jesus knew and answered his particular questions, worries, and even demands related to his faith. How humbled — and perhaps a bit terrified — he must have been to realize God remembers his concerns and cares enough to answer them.