1st Reading: 1 Cor 12:12–14, 27–31

Gospel: Lk 7:11–17
Jesus went to a town called Naim and many of his disciples went with him—a great number of people. As he reached the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was the only son of his mother and she was a widow; there followed a large crowd of townspeople.
On seeing her, the Lord had pity on her and said, “Don’t cry.” Then he came up and touched the stretcher and the men who carried it stopped. Jesus then said, “Young man, awake, I tell you.” And the dead man got up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. A holy fear came over them all and they praised God saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people.” This news spread out in the Jewish country and the surrounding places.

Commentary
By His very touch the Lord raises the dead, providing comfort to the man’s mother beyond her wildest imagination. When the Lord acts, He acts in abundance.
Jesus raises to new life the son of the widow of Naim as a sign that His power exceeds anything for which we might rightly hope. His power extends even over death itself, as His glorious resurrection would prove. By our baptism into His death and resurrection, we obtain not only a few more years of life in this world, but a new and abundant life that will truly last forever.
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