The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Tomb, Eugène Burnand, 1898, Musée d’Orsay
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Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the Second Reading
Easter Sunday
Colossians 3:1–4
April 4, 2021
The readings for Easter Sunday are all from the New Testament. Of the available options, we will look at Colossians 3:1–4. Discussions on Colossians usually become overly concerned if it was written by St. Paul or a disciple. This is of scholarly interest, but we need to remember that no matter who wrote it, Colossians is still inspired. It speaks to matters which are eerily relevant to our own day.
We should look at “Why a letter to the Colossians?” and “Who were the philosophers who are being opposed?”
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