{"id":29623,"date":"2026-03-20T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29623"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:52:52","slug":"come-out-lazarus-sal-lazaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/20\/come-out-lazarus-sal-lazaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Out, Lazarus \/ Sal L\u00e1zaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. John\u2019s Gospel is \u201cmarked\u201d by events that led Jesus into conflict with the self-styled \u201ckeepers\u201d of the Law. They despised the Samaritans, yet Jesus chose a sinful Samaritan woman to reveal that He was the Messiah. She and her townspeople came to believe in Jesus, the Savior of the world. John also recounts the healing of a man born blind. The \u201ckeepers\u2019\u201d anger toward Jesus grew because He defied the Sabbath. It was not the first time. They called Jesus a sinner. Instead, Jesus wanted them to believe that He was from God, superior to the Law. They sought to stone Him. This week, John\u2019s \u201cmarker\u201d is Lazarus, raised from the dead. Today\u2019s two prior readings build the case that the power of Jesus is from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezekiel, the prophet of Israel\u2019s release from Babylonian captivity, spoke poetically in the name of the Lord: \u201cO my people, I will open your graves and raise you from them.\u201d These words came true, as did others: \u201cThen you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from them, O my people.\u201d And God kept His promises\u2014they were freed! If only, in the time of Jesus, they had believed that He came from God and was one with Him. Lord, may we firmly believe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul proclaimed in faith that we are not merely flesh and human life, but are also gifted with the life and Spirit of God. Yes, Jesus lived among us. He rose from the dead. He lives\u2014and He lives in us\u2014our God who shared in our human flesh. Hear Paul\u2019s unshakable faith and let it be ours: \u201cThe one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through His Spirit dwelling in you.\u201d Intercede for us, Paul, that we may share your strong faith and rejoice together in the light and life of the eternal God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And St. John, thank you as well for preserving for us the words of Jesus. Thank you for helping us understand that the raising of Lazarus from the darkness and decay of the tomb was an assurance that the Lord Himself would be raised\u2014and that we, too, would be raised through faith in Him. The fury of the \u201ckeepers\u201d was but fuel for the fire of hatred consuming them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Martha, share with us your faith: \u201cYes, Lord. I have come to believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.\u201d And Jesus, we believe You: \u201cFather, I thank You for hearing Me. I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd I have said this, that they may believe You sent Me.\u201d Then came the astounding command: \u201cLazarus, come out!\u201d And we believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God of Light. God of Life. God of Love.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Come Out, Lazarus \/ Sal L\u00e1zaro<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

El Evangelio de San Juan est\u00e1 ‘marcado’ por acontecimientos que llevaron a Jes\u00fas a un conflicto con los autodenominados ‘guardianes’ de la Ley. Despreciaban a los samaritanos, pero Jes\u00fas eligi\u00f3 a una mujer samaritana pecadora para revelar que \u00c9l era el Mes\u00edas. Ella y sus habitantes llegaron a creer en Jes\u00fas, Salvador del mundo. Juan tambi\u00e9n cit\u00f3 a un hombre nacido ciego y curado por Jes\u00fas. La ira de los ‘guardianes’ se intensific\u00f3 contra Jes\u00fas por profanar el s\u00e1bado. No era la primera vez. Llamaron a Jes\u00fas pecador. En cambio, Jes\u00fas quer\u00eda que creyeran que \u00c9l era de Dios, superior a la Ley. Buscaban apedrearlo. Esta semana el ‘marcador’ de Juan ser\u00e1 L\u00e1zaro, resucitado de entre los muertos. Las dos lecturas previas de hoy construyen un argumento de que el poder de Jes\u00fas ven\u00eda de arriba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezequiel, profeta de la liberaci\u00f3n de Israel del cautiverio babil\u00f3nico, habl\u00f3 po\u00e9ticamente en el nombre del SE\u00d1OR: “Oh pueblo m\u00edo, abrir\u00e9 vuestras tumbas y os har\u00e9 resucitar de ellas.” <\/em>Estas palabras se cumplieron como otras: “Entonces sabr\u00e9is que soy el SE\u00d1OR, cuando abra vuestras tumbas y os haga resucitar de <\/em>ellas, oh pueblo m\u00edo.” <\/em>Y Dios cumpli\u00f3 sus promesas. \u00a1Fueron liberados!  Solo en la \u00e9poca de Jes\u00fas habr\u00edan cre\u00eddo que \u00c9l ven\u00eda de Dios y era Uno con \u00c9l. \u00a1Se\u00f1or, que NOSOTROS<\/em> podamos creer firmemente!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Pablo proclam\u00f3 con fe que no somos solo carne y vida humana, sino tambi\u00e9n dotados de la Vida y el Esp\u00edritu de Dios. S\u00ed, Jes\u00fas vivi\u00f3 entre nosotros. Resucit\u00f3 de entre los muertos. \u00c9l vive, y vive en nosotros, nuestro Dios que comparti\u00f3 con nosotros nuestra carne humana viva. Escuchad la fe inquebrantable de Pablo y que sea nuestra: “El que resucit\u00f3 a Cristo de entre los <\/em>muertos dar\u00e1 vida a vuestros cuerpos mortales por medio de su Esp\u00edritu que habita en vosotros.” <\/em>Intercede por nosotros, Pablo, para que compartamos tu fuerte fe y nos alegremos juntos en la Luz y la Vida del Dios Eterno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y San Juan, gracias tambi\u00e9n por preservarnos las palabras de Jes\u00fas. Gracias por permitirnos entender contigo que la resurrecci\u00f3n de L\u00e1zaro de la oscuridad y la inmundiciez de la tumba fue una garant\u00eda de que el Se\u00f1or mismo resucitar\u00e1, pero tambi\u00e9n que nosotros ser\u00edamos resucitados por la fe en \u00c9l. La furia de los ‘guardianes’ no era m\u00e1s que le\u00f1a en el fuego del odio que se consum\u00eda a s\u00ed mismos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\u00ed que, Marta, comparte con nosotros tu fe: “S\u00ed, Se\u00f1or. He llegado a creer que t\u00fa eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, el que viene al mundo<\/em>.” Y Jes\u00fas, creemos en Ti: “Padre, te doy   gracias por escucharme. S\u00e9 que siempre me escuchas, <\/em>pero por la multitud que he dicho esto, puede que crean que me enviaste<\/em>.” Luego el asombroso, “\u00a1L\u00e1zaro, sal!” <\/em><\/strong>Y creemos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Dios de la Luz. Dios de la Vida. Dios del amor…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB St. John\u2019s Gospel is \u201cmarked\u201d by events that led Jesus into conflict with the self-styled \u201ckeepers\u201d of the Law. They despised the Samaritans, yet Jesus chose a sinful Samaritan woman to reveal that He was the Messiah. She and her townspeople came to believe in Jesus, the Savior of the world. John also recounts the healing of a man born … Continuar leyendo Come Out, Lazarus \/ Sal L\u00e1zaro<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[782003455],"class_list":["post-29623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news","tag-fr-ed-liptak"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/intouch-scripture-graphic-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C510&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-7HN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29623"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29625,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29623\/revisions\/29625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}