Christ, The Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

My dear friends in Christ,

Christ, The Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Mary Magdalene runs to the tomb while it’s still dark, grieving over the death of her beloved Lord. When she discovered that the stone closing the entrance to the tomb had been rolled away, she feared that the body of Jesus had been stolen. Mary runs to tell Peter and John and they run back to the tomb to see for themselves. Running is an integral part of this Gospel. Mary Magdalene runs. Peter runs, and John outruns Peter. Love for the Lord creates a sense of urgency. Peter was slow to understand the meaning of an empty tomb, but John was convinced of Christ’s resurrection; he “saw and believed!”

Christ’s rising after three days gives us all the hope that we could ever ask for. During these troubled times of pandemic, we ask the Risen Christ for healing and for the hope that we will one day be with Him in His Kingdom. Pope St. John Paul II offers this: “It is clearly evident that Christ’s resurrection is the greatest Event in the history of salvation, and indeed, we can say in the history of humanity, since it gives definitive meaning to the world. The whole world revolves around The Cross. The Cross and Resurrection constitute the one Paschal Mystery in which the history of the world is centered. Therefore, Easter is the Church’s greatest Solemnity.”

On behalf of the entire staff here at Corpus Christi, may you have a Happy and Blessed Easter!

May God bless you all,

Father John