Gospel: John
20:1-2, 11-18
On the
first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning, while
it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went
to Simon Peter and to
the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord
from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”
Mary
stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and
saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where
the Body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid
him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did
not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are
you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you
carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said
to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means
Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended
to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father
and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to
the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he told her.
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Reflection:
Do you
agree that you are a sinner?
All of us
are like Mary Magdalene for like her we too are sinners. Nevertheless, we too
are always being called by Jesus to conversion and to truly follow Him for the
rest of our life.
But
unlike Mary Magdalene who was compliant to Jesus call for her to repent. We
oftentimes are not; we follow the many deceiving dictates of this world rather
than follow the desire of Jesus for us.
What
would we gain if we follow the many sinful dictates of this world? Nothing but
emptiness and sin, has our cravings for the things of this world gave us peace?
This world will never give us peace and contentment only Jesus will give it to
us.
What if
like Mary Magdalene we respond to Jesus’ call and truthfully follow Him for the
rest of our lives? We will have a foretaste of heaven while we are still in
this world. What if we are like Mary Magdalene who never gave up on searching
for the risen Christ until she found Him? We will have peace, serenity and
contentment in our life.
Like Saint Mary
Magdalene let us also search for Jesus until we find Him and when we find
Him let us continue to thirst for Him. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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