Category Archives: Daily Gospels

Reflection: Mt 28:8-15 We begin the Octave of Easter. Throughout this week, the liturgy focuses on the appearances of Jesus to his disciples in most varied forms. In today’s Gospel, Jesus appears to women who return scared but happy from the empty tomb. They were the first to notice the episode of the resurrection. Therefore, […]

Reflection : John 20:1-9 The Easter event unfolds while it is still dark (Jn 20:1) and we are told Mary of Magdala and other women approached the tomb. However, in Mark’s Gospel, this visit happens “very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen.” John’s Gospel uses the words “dark” […]