Jesus 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.’” Mary went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he had told her. (Jn 20:11-18)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040726.cfm
Today’s encounter between Mary Magdalene and the Risen Lord is the conclusion of the Easter Sunday gospel. She is the first to receive an appearance. In the distant past, some wrongly identified Mary Magdalene with the woman caught in adultery. That has been corrected, and the title the ancient church gave her has been affirmed. Mary Magdalene is the “Apostle to the Apostles.” https://youtu.be/kJQI8mBpsnM?si=vn7M6JMwWoi_jzi_
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Easter Monday
