Now in their everyday dress they must go out as witnesses that “Christ is the Truth” (Epistle). God the “Father” bore “witness” to this at Christ’s Baptism by “water.” God the “Word” became our “Blood” witness on the Cross.
God the “Spirit” gave witness when by Him Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary. Yes, this is the triple “testimony of God” which we, too, must witness unto others—that “Jesus is God” (Epistle).
To the “doubting Thomases” of all future ages, Jesus gave a new proof of His Divinity in today’s Gospel, “written that you may believe...and that believing you may have life.”
This Sunday is designated as Mercy Sunday. According to St. Faustina, Our Lord requested this Sunday be devoted to His Divine Mercy. Probably the most significant aspect of this designation by the Church is the promise by Jesus to forgive all sins committed in one’s life by making a sincere confession and penance. Devotions using the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy are being made in many churches throughout the world. This might be a good time to pray for God’s Mercy upon this poor world for those who have suffered so much this week, particularly from natural disasters but also from the attack on churches in Sri Lanka that killed about 250 innocent souls attending Mass on Easter, the attacks on several churches in France, including Notre Dame in Paris. Catholics are under siege throughout the world.