6/18/2023 0 Comments What is another word for theThey think that they will find Jesus in the place of death and that everything is over, forever. The Gospel tells us that the women went “to see the tomb” (Mt 28:1). Let us enter into this journey of the disciples from the tomb to Galilee. The rebirth of the disciples, the resurrection of their hearts, passes through Galilee. There they will meet the Risen Lord that is where the resurrection leads them. They pass from walking sorrowfully towards the tomb to running back with joy to the disciples to tell them not only that the Lord is risen, but also that they are to set out immediately to reach a destination, Galilee. In their lives, those women experienced Easter as a Pasch, a passage. They leave the tomb behind and run to the disciples to proclaim a change of course: Jesus is risen and awaits them in Galilee. Yet upon arriving and seeing the empty tomb, they turn around and retrace their steps. They make their way forward, bewildered and dismayed, their hearts overwhelmed with grief at the death that took away their Beloved. The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon as the women set out toward Jesus’ tomb. Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil homily, delivered on April 8 in St. Pope Francis prays during the Easter Vigil Mass in St.
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