Happy Easter!

04-17-2022Weekly ReflectionFr. Arul Doss

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I wish you all a happy and blessed Easter. St. Paul reminds us: For us, life is Christ, and He has risen. The tomb is empty!” We praise You, O God, and we bless You. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. And that is why we are here”.

After 40 days of fasting and prayer we joyfully sing THE LORD IS TRULY RISEN – ALLELUIA. Yes, the Lord is Risen. This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and are glad.” Alleluia! We have ample proofs for His Resurrection in the Gospel. Some of them are as follows;

1. Empty Tomb: As we know tomb is the place where the dead body is buried. Once the body is buried, we normally don’t open it for quite number of years. Whereas in the case of Jesus the tomb is opened and it is found empty. “On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body.” (Lk24:1-2).

2. The Linen cloths: Normally when a person is dead at the time of burial his body is wrapped in
white cloth. So also, when Jesus was dead his body was wrapped in a linen cloth. When Peter ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves…(Lk24:12) 2

3. Jesus appears to Emmaus disciples: For any truth to be proved there should be witnesses for it. Jesus appeared to Emmaus disciples while they are going to a village called Emmaus and He also appeared to Mary Magdalene. We also know from the Gospel that the Risen Jesus has appeared to his disciples in different occasions and revealed to them. So now we have come to know ample proofs that the HISTORICAL JESUS is Risen.

If our historical Jesus is Risen. then He must live in our hearts, and in our activities. In order words, we must live the type of life that is worthy of one who has risen and reigns with Christ.

May our Risen Lord Christ bless you all!
Once again, I wish you all a BLESSED EASTER!!

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