Reflection

"Give us Inspiration and Understanding"

Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral Parish

Weekend Mass Times:

Saturday Vigil - 6pm

Sunday - 8am, 10 am and 5.30 pm

Reflection - Christ is Risen!

The Word (John 20: 1 – 9)

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him’. Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.

They both ran, but the other disciple out ran Peter and reached the tomb first; stopping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

• What impact does the Resurrection of Jesus have on your worldview?
• How does this influence and affect the way we interact with others?

Prayer

God, may the empty tomb remind us of the startling ways that justice, compassion, and healing can be brought to the most difficult and troubling circumstances. With the Spirit of Christ we hold these things open. Amen.