Msgr Pope ping
It is said in the East that saints have to consciously tone down the grace that shines from them, lest it overwhelms people.
I would imagine that after Jesus rose, the grace that blazed from Him was so enormously powerful that only those closest to Him, and most purified, could stand it. Perhaps it’s not that He didn’t appear to others, but that their consciousnesses literally could not stand to witness His power, and shut down. They probably got sleepy... or later simply didn’t remember anything... but in any event, it was simply too much for them to bear.
Ping!
“Thus the Lord does rise from the dead, and he does supply evidence to witnesses who had faith, at least enough faith to be rewarded.”
And to give the faithful hope?
My favorite moment in the Church liturgy, in every way I’ve seen it is when the lights come up and the bells begin to ring and the choir begins to sing the gloria at Easter Vigil. The joy is so strong. I was there last Saturday with my family - two of whom were returning to the Church and one of whom was being Baptized and it was amazing.
Consider the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus.
The rich man in HELL desires that Lazarus return to the living to warn the RICH man’s brothers to change their ways so they will not go to that dreadful place.
The answer is...”They have MOSES and the PROPHETS. If they will not believe them they will not believe one even though he rose from the dead.”
If Jesus made a huge public showing, those in power would say,..”You people did not see what you just saw!”
This old pyrotechnist would work up something along the lines of a radio-triggered ignition, probably with a perchlorate-charcoal mixture. We did this back in the day to fire 3" shells remotely rather than stand over a mortar (the most dangerous moment in the fireworks business).
:-D )))