Easter has arrived! As Catholics, we look forward to our celebration of Easter. I always love our commemoration of Lent and our celebration of Holy Week and the Easter season each year.
I think of Mary of Magdala in our Gospel today, of what she experienced on Easter morning as she goes to the tomb early in the morning before sunrise. She is astounded to find the stone moved from the entrance of the tomb, then finding the tomb empty. She wonders: What has happened to our Jesus? Has someone stolen his body? Even though she is confused, in an act of faith, Mary of Magdala tells some of the other disciples about what she witnessed. When the others see the empty tomb and the burial cloths scattered about, they are confused and perplexed as well. However, the beloved disciple starts to make sense of the situation. He is able to see and believe. It is significant to note that the belief in the resurrection of these first disciples does not stem from the actual appearance of the resurrected Jesus, but rather such belief developed from what was first reported to them, from the way they interpreted their experience of the empty tomb.
I have enjoyed journeying through the Lenten season with all of you as we tried to seek God in all things. I have enjoyed praying the stations of the cross on Friday evenings and the Lenten meals we have had together as a parish faith community. We look forward to a joyful Easter season together as we journey toward the celebration of Pentecost.
Jesus has risen from the dead! We celebrate his resurrection this Easter weekend.
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