Easter Vigil 2010
Why look among the dead who is alive?
We came tonight as women at the tomb, across town or the countryside, both feet on the ground, after our busy day, running errands, house cleaning, meals, etc. and some
so we just instinctively look for a man among men, or rather, one dead among the dead.
The proof is that we certainly feel like a Saturday night, not on the first day of the week, the first day of a new life.
Instinctively, we look at Jesus as a man. But we do not feel guilty about that, let's face more easily than was the case with Mary Magdalene and other women also to Peter running to the tomb and returns perplexed because he has seen nothing. For the other disciples who take women for illuminated. "They have taken the Lord and I do not know where they have laid him." Or, they hid the body.
This is not because we decided that we can see Jesus? He decides. We will see when He decided to appear before us. He shows that women suddenly, he appears suddenly to Pierre, he suddenly appears, closed doors to the apostles. It appears more suddenly to Paul a little later.
is Jesus who is and who shows up and not us who would go to a particular spot where it would be:
in fact, Jesus returned to God. He is risen, that is to say he left the earth, the world, to return to God. In the same way as the Annunciation he left heaven to come to earth.
And Mary tells us clearly in the Annunciation to the Resurrection as what conduct should be adopted and what words he should say that everything happens to me according to thy word. In other words, it is necessary and sufficient to have faith that can take place the extraordinary meeting of God and the earth. God becoming human newborn, the dead man becoming God.
I said yesterday at the last station of the Cross "Jesus is buried" what are we preparing tomb?
We descend to the grave, but is it for destruction, annihilation?
Yes you can, since original sin, death is the result of the rejection of God, the enjoyment frantic, everyone for himself, lying, violence, anger that result.
Or rather prepare us like Christ's tomb, a tomb in which the Father can come and resurrect a tomb in which to place ourselves in person would be Jesus and the Father who could say "You art my beloved Son "?
Well this tomb which be realized Resurrection is baptism. Renew with Frank and Jennifer are baptized tonight as we speak at St. Catherine's promises of our baptism.
They consist of a categorical rejection of evil and Satan, and occupation of faith, yes, with Mary, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
On Easter night, God has taken over the course of things, the creation as he had desired. Let him take charge of our destiny, our daily lives. Learn to resurrect today, that is to say live baptized. How? Nourished by the Eucharist and prayer everyday, we fulfill the pleasures of Mary, pure of heart, humility, charity, compassion. Take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Eucharist to strengthen our faith, our hope and our charity. Amen
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