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Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord- Cycle B

4/4/2021

 
 Colossians 3:1-4, John 20:1-9
 
Jesus is Risen! Yes, he is truly risen! On Friday, we gather ed her e to celebrate the passion and death of our Lord. He died the violent death of a criminal outcast. He died with a question and with a scream  “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” After they buried Jesus in the tomb, they rolled a stone to seal the entrance and then guards were put there. The gospel tells us that on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early in the morning and found it empty. She was still sad about what had happened, she was wondering who was going to roll the stone for her. Then she got there and the stone was rolled away.

My dear brothers and sisters, today, Alleluia is our song. Because the question of Zeus on the cross “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”; is answered by the empty tomb. It is God’s answer to his Son’s suffering and death.  The empty tomb is God’s stamp of approval on all that Jesus said and did: his proclamation of the Kingdom of God, his treatment of the poor, sinners and outcasts, his acts of compassion, healing, liberation, his understanding of forgiveness, his preaching, his intuitions, and his parables, they became validated, vindicated!

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:14 that “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is useless and your believing is useless too”. And in Romans 10:9, “if you admit with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved”. So we have a reason to be happy. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to each one of you for journeying with us during the Lenten season and sharing in the resurrection of our Lord. Thank you for your continuous support to the St Eugene Catholic Mission and Students Center. May the resurrection of Christ permit every part of your life.
May you and all your dear ones share in the joy of the risen Lord. Happy Easter!!!
Fr. Paschal Chester, svd


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