FAITH DEFEATS MONEY
“They, in turn, convened with the elders and worked out their strategy, giving the soldiers a large bribe.” –Matthew 28:12 Mass Readings: April 2 First: Acts 2:14,22-33; Resp: Psalm 16:1-2,5,7-11; Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15 Listen to the Mass Readings Satan’s first attempt to keep the great news of Jesus’ Resurrection from a world enslaved by death was to bribe the guards at Jesus’ tomb. Money from large international organizations is being used “to this very day” (Mt 28:15) in prodigious amounts to finance the culture of death and temporarily obscure the message of the Resurrection. Although this approach has had both...