John 20:18-20

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¹⁸Mary Magdalene then went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and repeated what he had said to her.

¹⁹Jesus Appears to the Disciples.^[a] On the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors of the house where the disciples had gathered were locked because of their fear of the Jews. Jesus then came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” ²⁰After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side.

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John 20:19 This is the first “Sunday” of the Church, the day on which the risen Lord meets his disciples. The season of joy has come (see Jn 15:11; 16:20-24; 17:13). He who comes, alive, into the midst of his followers is the same one who took on himself the suffering of the cross. He will now make them preachers of his mystery and ministers of his forgiveness. He sends the Spirit upon them as the Spirit had been sent on him by the Father at his Baptism, when he was beginning his mission (see also Ezek 37:9; Jn 15:26-27); this marks the beginning of the apostolic mission, which is a continuation of the work of Jesus Christ.

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John 20:18-20

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