COLLECT SERIES
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The Collect for Easter Sunday
Year A reads as follows:
O God, who on this day,
through Your Only Begotten Son,
Have conquered death and
unlocked for us the path to eternity,
Grant, we pray, that we who keep
the Solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection
May, through the renewal
brought by Your Spirit,
Rise up in the light of life.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
In making this prayer tangible for during
the week, the following reflection questions emerged:
- How will I keep the Solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection during the pandemic crisis
- How will I renew myself with God’s grace in the light of Christ this coming week?
- How will I renew my spiritual life during this crisis of covid19?
- What are the areas of my life that need to risen up in the light of life?
GOSPEL REFLECTION
‘He
is not here. He is risen. He will go to meet you in Galilee.’
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This
Gospel reflection is from Matthew’s Gospel which was read at the Easter
Vigil. On Easter Sunday, the
Resurrection account is from St John.
Imagine for a moment what it must have
been like for those women who went to the tomb to do the customary ritual. They were expecting the tomb sealed and
definitely knew that Jesus had died. They had witnessed it after all at a
distance, unlike most of His disciples who ran away and locked themselves in
the Upper Room.
Remember they were being very brave
because there were the soldiers guarding the tomb. Yet we are told in Matthew’s
gospel that the earthquake happened and the soldiers were like dead men totally
dazed.
The women saw and heard the angel speak
to them. Notice that the angel announced the Good News of the Resurrection just
like the angel did at His Birth.
Were the women afraid? Well probably- they
were human of course but the difference is they believed- they had faith even
though someone rising from the dead had never happened before. What would you or I think if some friends
came and told us that our loved ones were alive again physically? Would we believe them? Would we think that
they had gone insane or just too hard to believe?
In light of this, I don’t this we can be
too critical of the disciples. We have 2000 years and we know the greatest
story ever told. Do we truly believe?
The other important aspect is that the
women put their faith into action. They responded to the Good News and went and
told the Disciples.
"He is risen." The resurrection of
Christ is a pledge of our own resurrection. It is the foundation upon which our
faith rests. It is the guarantee of our redemption and God's assurance that our
sins are forgiven and that we are called to eternal life. "This is the day
which the Lord hath made; let us be glad and rejoice therein. Give praise to
the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever. Alleluia."
"Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. . .. The Lamb redeems the sheep. Christ,
the innocent One, hath reconciled sinners to the Father."
What about us? How do we respond to the
Good News of Jesus Christ?
May you have a truly blessed Easter day
and 50 days to rejoice.
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