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Jesus died because he was faithful to the mission of proclaiming the kingdom.

Jul 17, 2014

Jesus died because he was faithful to the mission of proclaiming the kingdom. That threatened the establishment — religious and political. Those who were threatened by the Gospel values decided to get rid of him.

We have to keep in mind that Jesus fulfilled his mission. This brings us consolation and joy in this Easter season. His example served as a model, not just for Catholics, but for all humanity.

God willed his Son’s faithfulness but not the evil that was done to him. And Jesus was faithful and successful in his mission. We find parallels of his example in figures such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and in the prophetic voices of our martyrs and saints, who also carried out a mission that extends past death.

In his Angelus talk of Nov. 10, 2013, Pope Francis pointed to the “God of the living in front of us.” If we follow this God, if we follow the Gospel faithfully, like the martyrs and the saints, we also receive God's faithfulness in return, Pope Francis said.

“He is faithful forever and he is waiting for us, each one of us, he accompanies each one of us with his eternal faithfulness.”

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