John Paul Nicholas Thant Zin Naing and Noel Paul Raj Thet Paing Soe were ordained to the diaconate during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at St. Mary's Cathedral on April 8, with His Eminence Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon Archdiocese conferring the order.
On this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church invites us to gaze upon the wounded heart of our Risen Lord.
The most powerful people in Jerusalem are astonished—not by miracles, not by signs, but by the courage of simple fishermen.
"Even when we do not recognize Him, Jesus walks beside us. Even when our hearts are heavy, He is already at work within us. Even when hope seems lost, He is preparing us for a deeper encounter with His presence," said Bishop John Mung Ngawn La Sam.
"The primary purpose of receiving these sacraments is to become individuals who truly know Christ and can testify to their faith wherever they go," Archbishop Marco Tin Win said.
The Risen Lord transforms failure into fruitfulness and fear into fearless witness.
In the readings, we see the apostles transformed from fearful men hiding behind locked doors into bold proclaimers of the truth.
One is a journey from crippling physical limitation to joyful, leaping freedom. The other is a journey from crushing spiritual despair to the burning recognition of the Risen Lord.
The joy of Easter continues to unfold, and today the Church gives us two encounters with the transforming power of the Resurrection.
The stone is rolled away, the tomb is empty, and the world has been turned upside down.
