ointments they had prepared. Seeing the stone rolled away from the opening of the tomb, they
entered, and were amazed to find that the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.
As they stood there wondering about this, two men in dazzling garments suddenly stood
before them. In fright the women bowed to the ground. But the men said, “Why look for the
living among the dead? You won’t find him here. He is risen.
Returning from the tomb, they told the Eleven and all the others about these things.
Reflect
I n the darkness of the night, we light a candle. Standing in its light, we open the book to its
first page and hear the stories of how God has loved and saved us throughout history. We
baptize new members, plunging them into Christ’s death so that they might share in his
resurrection as well. We gather around the table, celebrating the sacrifice of Jesus whose
death gives us life. He left us the Eucharist as the sign of his presence with us. In the
Eucharist, he is really and truly present with us today.
On this most holy night, we focus on that which is most essential – life and death, Word
and Spirit, oil and water, bread and wine, Body and Blood – that which makes us one in
Christ. By dying to ourselves and conforming our lives to Christ, we are invited to the
Eucharistic table with our brothers and sisters, receiving the Body and Blood of Christ,
a foretaste of heaven and food to strengthen us on our journey.
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