catholic readings for today and reflections

The world, the flesh and the devil saw her only with contempt and selfish opportunity. With her dignity gone, her empty soul seemed suited only to be a haven for roaming devils (cf. One sad day, desperation led her into a life of prostitution. They Had Taken Her Love Away: Poor Mary! The sorrows of her life were so mean and pitiful. Even angels could not persuade her with their questioning: “Why are you weeping?” Admire her love imitate her love want what she wanted – to be with her Lord, always! May our love for Our Lord give us the same fortitude in love that Mary showed at the tomb.Ģ. Take this moment to contemplate this moving scene which shows Mary’s deep love for Our Lord. Because the reality of the Resurrection had not yet entered into the mind, and much less the heart, of Mary, she stayed weeping outside Christ’s tomb. John observes that “they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead” (John 20:9). Blinded by Love, Mary Stayed Weeping: St. Petition: Lord, grant me a faith that is alive, operative and fruitful.ġ. I want to cooperate more fully with you in bringing many others there with me. I love you, and I want to follow after you with all my heart. Thank you, Jesus, for taking up your life again and leading the way home to heaven. I need to reflect more often on the good you have done for us and on your promises to those who put their trust in you. Your resurrection gives me the hope of being raised from the dead to rejoice with you in heaven forever. Introductory Prayer: Lord, you are the source of all life because you are life itself.

But go to my brothers and tell them, ´I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.´' Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord,' and what he told her. Jesus said to her, 'Stop holding onto me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?' She thought it was the gardener and said to him, 'Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.' Jesus said to her, 'Mary!' She turned and said to him in Hebrew, 'Rabboni,' which means Teacher. And they said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She said to them, 'They have taken my Lord, and I don´t know where they laid him.' When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.

Catholic readings for today and reflections