𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 | 19 April 2026 HOMILY with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 3rd Sunday of Easter

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𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Sunday Homily - April 19, 2026 3rd Sunday of Easter 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯-𝘜𝘚 𝘸𝘢𝘳; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘈𝘯𝘥, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴! —————- The story is told about a family who were debating and discussing in the hospital room as their father lay dying, whether to cremate him or have his body buried in the ground. As they started debating loudly, their father opened his eyes and told them: “My children, don’t quarrel. I am still here! Just surprise me, okay?!” —————- In today’s Gospel (Luke 24:13-35), Jesus drew near and walked with two disciples on the way to Emmaus and asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” St. Luke notes that they looked downcast. Many words and “discussions” can burden or imprison us. Perhaps, if we really listened to the Risen Lord, He could lift us up from our prisons and divisions. —————- More than words, it was the encounter with the Risen Lord that changed the disciples. Words often can get in the way and can muddle simple truths. Some of the biggest realizations in life often happen when we stop talking and really start listening. —————- Notice how the Risen Lord participated in the discussion of the two disciples with just a simple question? “What were you discussing along the way?” and the disciples started to share lengthily. May we learn to evoke truth from others, and not talk as if we had the monopoly of truth. Don’t forget: Truth is with us, between us, and among us. —————- My deep admiration and respect to our dear Pope Leo XIV who went beyond debate toward Gospel truth and values. He made us realize to be strong and to stand for the Risen Lord, and not to be afraid when the world bullies and persecutes us. The “Desiderata” reminds us t