Today’s Reflection
Gospel: John 20: 11-18
April 7, 2026 | Tuesday

Today’s Gospel

Mary stood weeping outside the tomb; and as she wept, she bent down to look inside. She saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, and the other at the feet. They said, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She answered, “Because they have taken my Lord and I don’t know where they have put him.”

As she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not recognize him. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and answered him, “Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and take him away.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned, and said to him, “Rabboni!” which means Master. Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them: I am ascending to my Father, who is your Father, to my God, who is your God.”

So Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord, and this is what he said to me.”

Today’s Reflection

“Woman, why are you weeping?” To cry, to weep, and to mourn for a deceased loved one is a natural action from any grieving human being because death brings separation. There is no sin in crying, for it underlies an outburst of sorrow. However, the resurrection of the Lord has forever conquered death. It doesn’t have the last say and the last laugh anymore. It is a news of consolation, and is a reminder for people of faith to see also the reality of the resurrection over death. So when we are brought by impulse to be sorrowful for the loss of a loved one, let us also be consoled with the greater reality of the resurrection.

/Vulnerasti, 2026