Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint 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.
Christ lives!
1) Light. In the Easter Vigil, the Church is in darkness. A sign of the darkness in our life; when everything is dark, we feel insecure and afraid, we feel alone and cold. How many times do we go through darkness in life because we do not see things clearly or because we feel lost? Darkness keeps us from seeing the way. Light comes from God to give us life and to illuminate us. Life and light are two sides of the same coin. You can give light to many people, but for that you must open your heart to receive it from the Lord.
2) Testimony. Mary of Magdala runs to tell the disciples what she has seen; there is something in her heart that moves her and leads her to announce. Today we need missionaries, Christians who’ll go out and announce. That’s what we Christians must do: announce, take God’s light to others. In each Eucharist we receive the strength to do so. We are not called to solve the lives of others but to share God’s light with them.
3) Joy. If you transmit joy it’s because you have peace and clearly, if you have peace, you are joyful. We are called upon to be positive people who transmit hope because nothing can stop a Christian, not even death. Today you have life, show it with your attitudes, your gestures, and your expression. Happy Easter! May the strength of the Risen Christ lead you to continue working to make your life and that of others, happy.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Always remember that something good is on the way!
