4th week in Easter Time, Friday – 5th May 2023 – Acts 13,26-33; Gospel: Jn 14,1-6
Fulfillment in Resurrection
The first reading summarizes the paschal mysteries of Jesus’s suffering, death and resurrection. Paul shows how these events fulfill the Hebrew Scriptures and reveal the close relationship between Jesus and His Father. He quotes Ps 2,7 “You are My Son; this day I have begotten You.” This quote doesn’t refer specifically to Jesus’ baptism (Mt 3,17) or to the transfiguration (Mk 9,7). In a broader sense refers to Jesus’ whole ministry and mission as described in Jn 3,16. “Begotten” in Greek literally means “to give birth to something,” which could infer the work of the Holy Spirit in Mary. But the word “begotten” in Ps 2,7 and in Jn 3,16 refers more generally to the act of causing something to come into being. It refers to the resurrection of Jesus in His relationships of sonship. It is not God arranged for the Son to have a human body and human nature. But it refers to the relationship of the Son, who is co-eternal with the Father. Therefore, God started or begot the Son’s role as the heir of David, the Messiah of the Jews, and the Saviour of the World.
