Readings of the day: RB 50 Those Whose Work Takes Them a Long Distance from the Oratory
Mass: Ac 10:34a, 37-43; Resp Ps 118; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Co 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9
THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE; LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD.
(Resp Ps 118)
Did you notice all the running going on in today’s Gospel? After finding the stone removed from the tomb, Mary of Magdala ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple that Jesus loved. Peter and the other disciple took off running to the tomb, but the other disciple proved faster getting there first. Mary, Peter, and the other disciple were surprised. They made haste. Pope Francis spoke about the God of surprises in his Easter homily. He asks us to ask ourselves, ‘Do I have a heart open to God’s surprises?’ Am I able to go quickly, or do I always hang back and excuse myself until tomorrow. ‘What does a surprise say to me?’ With the Holy Father we ask: ‘What about me today in this Easter 2018?
Today we repeat that wondrous proclamation, ‘The Lord is truly risen, as He said!’
A blessed Easter to you all!
(Pope Francis, Twitter, April 1, 2018)
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