10 Apr 2023
Threatened by Resurrection?
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For 10 April 2023, Easter Monday, based on Matthew 28:8–15
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’
While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, ‘You must say, “His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.” If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.’ So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story is still told among the Jews to this day.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
10 April 2023 @ 6:46 pm
A beautiful reflection, so appropriate in my own life.
11 April 2023 @ 9:43 am
Always so grateful to hear your preaching Sr. Honora and the affirmation of the women who even with their fear allowed joy to impel them to give the good news of Jesus’s Resurrection to the disciples.
A joyful Easter to you and the Caldwell Dominicans,
Brigid