Saturday, April 4th

Scripture

Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, Baruch, Ezekiel
Romans 6:3-11

Reflection

Jesus met the women on their way and said:
“Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday is the one grand ritual of the liturgical year. It begins with the lighting of the new fire with procession proclaiming “Christ our Light,” and then settling in for seven readings from the Hebrew Scriptures, recounting God’s wondrous deeds from Creation to Exodus to Exile. All of these are in anticipation of God’s greatest work: raising Jesus from the dead. The Gospel then speaks of the women’s encounter with the risen Christ and his instruction to tell the brothers to go home to Galilee. We, too, meet the risen Christ “on our way” in our daily lives and hear the instruction to “go home” where we will see him.

As we celebrate this grand ritual, we are reminded of all of God’s wondrous deeds in ancient Israel and in our own lives. We trust that the risen One will meet us “on the way” of our lives. And we, too, are commissioned to encourage others to find the Christ at home in our lives and world.

Prayer

Open my mind and heart, Oh God, to notice the risen Christ
in my heart, in my life.
Inspire me to live in his way of love for you
and for our dear neighbors.

Personal Challenge

Take notice of the risen Christ appearing in your life and world. . .
in extraordinary acts of loving kindness that we are
privileged to observe.

Sister Sallie Latkovich
Ft. Myers, FL