by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. … … Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the
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“After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. … the angel said to the women … ‘Do not be afraid!
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“… When it was evening, He reclined at table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, He said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to Him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” …”
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“Six days before Passover #Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for Him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried
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“… From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ … * * * Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up His Spirit. [Here all
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“R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. I love you, O LORD, my strength, O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. …”
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“O Lord, since you are true God you knew about Lazarus’s sleep and had made it known to your disciples… Since you are true man, who nevertheless are without limit, you came to Bethany. True man, you wept upon Lazarus; true God, you raised, by your will, this man who had been dead for four days. O Lord, have mercy
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“In today’s Gospel, we hear the story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. The story marks a significant turning point in the ministry of Jesus: it is because of this incident that the Temple leadership in Jerusalem resolves to have Jesus killed. … As is proper with all the Gospel accounts, we must not see this as merely
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“‘I am the Resurrection and the Life,’ Jesus says in the Gospel passage for today’s liturgy (John 11:25). He says this in a conversation with Martha, the sister of Lazarus and Mary. Jesus was a friend of the three siblings. Now Lazarus has died. The sisters had sent for Jesus so that he might heal Lazarus and prevent him from
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“Pope Francis on Sunday told the faithful not to remain trapped in the rubble of life, but to rise from the rubble and rebuild their lives with the help of God. …”
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