And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they
came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone
for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But, as they looked up, they noticed that the
stone had already been rolled away. It was a very big stone. As they entered the
tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right, and they were
amazed. But he said to them, “Don’t be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus
of Nazareth who was crucified; he has been raised and is not here. This is,
however, the place where they laid him. Now go, and tell his disciples and Peter:
Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there, just as he told you.”

 
Reflect

 
“He has been raised.” Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord is risen! Alleluia! This is the night
when life has triumphed over death. With this night, we are completing our faith
journey during this Paschal Triduum and our forty-day Lenten journey. After having
received the mandate to lay down our life for others as exemplified by Jesus and
after receiving the Spirit handed down by Jesus to the saving community he formed,
we welcome the Easter grace in awe and wonder! The Easter Vigil Mass is very rich
in liturgical symbols as the Liturgy of Fire, Liturgy of Water, Liturgy of the Word and
Liturgy of the Eucharist are celebrated in one night – conveying the Easter joy! We
are indeed recipient of such an amazing grace! The Gospel of Mark narrates that
the women found empty the tomb where Jesus had been laid. Upon entering the
tomb, they saw a young man in white telling them that Jesus had been raised.
He also instructed them to tell Peter and the other disciples that Jesus would go
ahead of them in Galilee where he would meet the disciples. Jesus is ahead of
everything. We have to stay behind him. With Jesus in the lead, there is
nothing more to fear!

 
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