The Feast of Saints Marcellinus and Peter.

"Jesus said to them, “Are you not misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God?" (Mark 12: 24).

Wednesday 2nd June 2021, in the 9th Week in Ordinary Time is the feast of two Roman saints: Marcellinus and Peter. (+ 304). Marcellinus was priest and Peter, a senior seminarian in the minor order of Exorcist. Both were martyred the same day under Emperor Diocletian.

We have a very interesting encounter in today's Gospel on the subject of Marriage, Death and Resurrection between the learned Sadducees and Jesus. The Sadducees wanted to embarrass Jesus over the question of marriage and afterlife. They had a reputation for being smart and experts in the Hebrew Scriptures. This is how Jesus answered them:

"Jesus said to them, “Is this not why you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures [that teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [who is able to raise the dead]?" (AMP).

We have many scholars today who read the Sacred Scriptures as the Sadducees. They read but do not understand the deeper meaning of  Scriptures which can only be grasped through the illumination of the Holy Spirit.
They do not know the power of God. Even a little child knows that God is all powerful which means that God can do all things and nothing is impossible for Him.

Are there things you find difficult to understand in Sacred Scripture like:
+ The Eucharist.
+ The nature of the Church.
+ Heaven and Hell.
+ The Mystery of Divine Providence.

All these questions have been treated comprehensively in the Catechism of the Catholic Church where the Church has displayed accumulated teaching, knowledge and insights of the past 2000 years.

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