HOMILY FOR EASTER SUNDAY YEAR A. (1)

HOMILY FOR EASTER SUNDAY YEAR A.

THEME: THE EMPTY TOMB.

BY: FR. GERALD M. MUSA.

Since Jesus predicted his resurrection, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees desperately wanted to prevent that from happening, and “So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to the stone and setting a guard” (Matthew 27:66).When Mary Magdalene and Salome came to the grave on the third day, an angel said to them: “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here (Mark 16:1, 5-6).

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Jesus transformed the negative image of the tomb, the grave, and the underworld into a world of hope. First, he describes the body as a grain of wheat that falls and dies and yields a rich harvest (John 12:24). Second, he asserts his power and assures his followers of sharing in his resurrection. He says, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live (john 11:25). The Kirundi people of Burundi have a proverb, which says, “When an enemy digs a grave for you, God gives you an emergency exit.”
We pray that at this Easter celebration, the Lord will give light and life to all of us who sit in darkness and the shadowof death. Let us rise firom the graves of loneliness, failure, defeat and frustration, and despair. The empty tomb defines Christianity and the empty tomb is what we celebrate at Easter. I wish you a very happy Easter celebration.
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