HOMILY FOR TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER (1)

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

THEME: PASSIONATE LOVE FOR JESUS

BY: Fr Gerald M Musa

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY APRIL 19 2022

Genuine love motivates us towards selflessness and making the greatest sacrifice. Mary of Magdala truly and passionately loved Jesus even after his death. She was the one whom Jesus transformed from a sinner to a saint. Having received his transformative grace, she saw in him one who gave meaning to her life and source of happiness and peace. She was still gloomy and covered by grief and returned to the tomb after everyone had gone. She was weeping outside the tomb, stooping to look into the tomb, but did not find Jesus. Jesus had already risen from the tomb as he promised. Jesus appeared to her and called her by name, “Mary,” and said to her, “…Go to my brothers and tell them, “I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (John 20:16-17). Early Christian writers called her the Apostle to the Apostles because of the significant role she played in relaying the good news of the resurrection to the Apostles. Like Mary, we grieve over the death of our loved ones and cry uncontrollably. Jesus comes to us in such moments of grief, calls us by name, and consoles us. His loving presence turns our sorrows into joy and he empowers us with the grace of moving on, despite our grief. Can we imitate the genuine and passionate love of Mary in our relationship with Jesus?

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 2:36-41; JOHN 20:11-18 Easter Tuesday

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