Homily for Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter

"Go out to all the world and tell the Good News."

The refrain from our Responsorial Psalm today presents the fundamental command to all the baptized: to go forth into the world and share the Good News of our salvation in Christ, which encompasses the Gospel and our mission as ambassadors of Jesus’s healing presence.

In our first reading, we find the well-known story of Saul, who later becomes Paul, on the road to Damascus. He experiences a profound and terrifying encounter with Jesus that leaves him shaken. During his recovery, he learns everything about Jesus, and once he feels better, he begins to share the Good News passionately. He will continue to do so for the rest of his life.

May we, too, embrace this call with energy, dedication, and faithfulness as baptized members of Christ’s Body, the Church.