Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce the news to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce the news to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
Matthew
28: 8-10
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“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is,
the word of faith which we preach). For
if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Faith in the heart leads to justification,
confession on the lips to salvation.”
Romans 10:
8b-10
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His Holiness Pope Francis began his Regina Coeli address on
Monday within the Octave of Easter by saying, “Happy Easter! Christ
is risen! He is truly risen."
Our Holy Father told the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square that
the dominant feeling that shines in the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection is
one of joy and wonder, and he went on to say that in the liturgy we relive the
mood of the disciples with the news that the women had brought: Jesus is risen!
The Pope said, “Let this experience imprinted in the Gospel, be imprinted in our hearts and in our lives. Let the joyous wonder of Easter Sunday radiate through our thoughts, looks, attitudes, gestures and words ... But,” he stressed, “let this come from within us.”
“When it comes from within… from a heart immersed in the source of this joy, it is like that of Mary Magdalene, who wept for the loss of her Lord and could not believe her eyes seeing him risen….The person who does this becomes a witness to the resurrection and is then able to bring the ray of light of the Risen Lord to various human situations such as spreading happiness, helping those in pain and bringing serenity and hope.”
Recalling the Mother of Jesus, the Holy Father said, “We would do well this week to think about Mary, as her pain was strong enough to pierce her soul. In going through the experience of the death and resurrection of her Son, her heart became a source of peace, comfort, hope, and mercy. Mary is the Mother full of hope, the Mother of all the disciples, the Mother of the Church.”
For more
information, please visit:
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| Our Lady of Sorrows Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem |
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| The Tomb of the Lord |
What
are we doing for Easter?
While we may be happily feasting after the end of our Lenten fasting, what are
we going to do for all of the days of Easter?
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Are we announcing the Good News that Jesus is
Risen?
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Are we telling others by our words and actions
that Jesus is the Lord of our life?
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Are we allowing ourselves to experience the
hope that eternally springs from faith in our Risen Lord... and how are we
sharing that hope with all those we meet?
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