Two men in dazzling garments appeared to the women. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day." And they remembered his words. (Lk 24:1-12)
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Sometimes in our fear and trembling we need a reminder that the Lord is in control. The faithful women at the Tomb received such a reminder and remembered his words. We too hear the message of the faithful women, we remember his words, and we continue to proclaim the Good News: Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! Alleluia, alleluia!!
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
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