Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, disciples of the Lord - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/08/31/sts--joseph-of-arimathea-and--nicodemus--disciples-of-the-lord.html Doctors of the Law… It’s hard enough for ordinary, simple people to open their hearts to a God who often reveals himself in unexpected, disconcerting ways. Often, it’s even harder for the learned who are esteemed as teachers of their people. It’s tempting to think that once we’ve studied and taught enough, we know it all, even about God. But, as we discover in two men who appear in the Gospels together at Jesus’ tomb, nothing is impossible for God. The Gospels describe Joseph of Arimathea as “a rich man” (Mt 27:57); a “respected member of the council,” or Sanhedrin (Mk 15:43), the governing body of the Jewish people that would have been the legal and religious reference point for the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and as a “good and righteous man” (Lk 23:50). “...