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 we agree that we are all sinners?
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
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 life? 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 the Lord until we find
Him for the Lord makes Himself available to anyone who search for Him.
Have we been searching for the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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