Gospel: John 20:1-9
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala
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.” So Peter and the other
disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple
ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the
burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he
went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had
covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb
first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture
that he had to rise from the dead.
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Reflection:
There is a story about a very rich church
going catholic who was very proud of his faith. Every Easter Sunday he would
display on their porch a tarpaulin with the risen Jesus on it coming out of the
tomb. However, he is disliked by his
neighbors because he treats them with disdain.
What does the empty tomb of Jesus signify to us?
Does it signify a resurrection of life? We will answer yes of course for we
know that Jesus has resurrected. But how did Mary of Magdala, the other women
and the disciples of Jesus feel? Many thoughts were surely playing in their
minds in fact Mary of Magdala cried for she was worried about the whereabouts
of the body of Jesus.
Unlike Mary Magdalene who does not know yet the
whereabouts of the body of Jesus. We know that Jesus has resurrected, thus we
now close the curtains of His resurrection? Does it end with the resurrection
story?
We do not close the story of Jesus’
resurrection we continue to relive it whenever we do the acts of Jesus. Such as
His acts of: kindness, humility, self-sacrifice, love, forgiveness and the
like. Through these acts we continuously perpetuate the resurrection of Jesus.
Surely many are still not aware of the
resurrection of Jesus or even the name of Jesus. But whenever we do good, we
impart Jesus and we tell them that Jesus is alive. That Jesus is ready to help
them and lift them from their sickness, lowliness and weariness.
What have we done so far to tell others that
Jesus has risen? Have we given food to the poor? Have we given hope to
the hopeless? Have we done something for the sick? Have we brought others
closer to Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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