Reflection for MONDAY Within Easter Octave.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
Matthew 28:8-15
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.
Today's Reflection
We must acknowledge that there are no scientific facts about the resurrection.
What we have are the gospel accounts of people who experienced the risen Christ.
Today's gospel account tells of a group of women who had seen and touched the risen Christ, and they were told to report to the disciples.
Yet the gospel account also tells of a group of men who were guarding the grave, reporting about the resurrection of Christ to the chief priests and elders.
The two accounts of the resurrection ended up in different directions, or more precisely, in opposite directions.
So even if there were scientific facts about the resurrection, it may not necessarily lead to the conclusion that Jesus is risen.
Because in the end, facts can also be interpreted differently, and hence ending up with different conclusions.
So if we were to say that Christ is risen, what direction are we going to take?
Are we going to be like the women who visited the tomb, or are we going to be like the soldiers who were guarding the tomb?
What the resurrection of Jesus is to people nowadays will depend largely on our decision and direction.
The women and the soldiers made their choice. We too have to make ours.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day