The angels announce the Resurrection

 

The angels announce the Resurrection [1]. — Point 1. — “As they were frightened and turned their faces to the ground, they said to them, ‘Why are you looking for the living among the dead?’” (Luke 24:5). They are worthy of being rebuked, for not believing the testimony of the angels. That is why, although happy, they run scared, that is, happy for everything they had seen, but afraid that perhaps it was not true. It is the same contradiction experienced by those who, although moved by pious affections of credulity, do not manage to take the step of faith, because they think it is too good to be true that God, made man, dies and rises again, just so that we, creatures worthy of death, let us live forever and be resurrected with Him. And yet it is true: “Rejoice! Do not be afraid". Our faith is true, our hopes are founded, our victory is certain, if we believe deeply in those who worked and suffered so much for us, just to rejoice with the good news of this night: “I will see him there” (Mc 16, 7).

Point 2. — “He is risen. He is not here” (Mc 16, 6). Before they hurriedly left, the angels gave them an unmistakable sign of the resurrection: “He is not here.” This argument also proves our spiritual resurrection. It is as if our own lust, not a truthful angel, had been forced to say to us today: “Ye are no longer buried here in this imperfection, in this evil affection, in this imperfection, in this laxity of spirit.” Rejoice, if this is your condition; otherwise, strive to make it so, for you do not lack the graces of him who, in order not to die, descended into hell, and, in order for you to live, made life glorious: “He is not here, but is risen” (Luke 24:6 ). Point 3. — “Go quickly and tell the disciples that He has risen from the dead” (Mt 28, 7). In the name of Christ, the angels give this order to the women. However, the Apostles did not deserve to receive such grateful news, since they had cowardly abandoned him. Christ, however, looks more at the extremes of his own love than at the demands of our merit, loving even those who do not deserve it. May this also serve as comfort to us today, to us who are so unworthy of the love of Our Lord: “Do not enter into judgment with your servant” (Ps 142, 2), but “have mercy on me, Lord, according to the your kindness” (Ps 50,

The angels announce the Resurrection [1]. — Point 1. — “As they were frightened and turned their faces to the ground, they said to them, ‘Why are you looking for the living among the dead?’” (Luke 24:5). They are worthy of being rebuked, for not believing the testimony of the angels. That is why, although happy, they run scared, that is, happy for everything they had seen, but afraid that perhaps it was not true. It is the same contradiction experienced by those who, although moved by pious affections of credulity, do not manage to take the step of faith, because they think it is too good to be true that God, made man, dies and rises again, just so that we, creatures worthy of death, let us live forever and be resurrected with Him. And yet it is true: “Rejoice! Do not be afraid". Our faith is true, our hopes are founded, our victory is certain, if we believe deeply in those who worked and suffered so much for us, just to rejoice with the good news of this night: “I will see him there” (Mc 16, 7).

Point 2. — “He is risen. He is not here” (Mc 16, 6). Before they hurriedly left, the angels gave them an unmistakable sign of the resurrection: “He is not here.” This argument also proves our spiritual resurrection. It is as if our own lust, not a truthful angel, had been forced to say to us today: “Ye are no longer buried here in this imperfection, in this evil affection, in this imperfection, in this laxity of spirit.” Rejoice, if this is your condition; otherwise, strive to make it so, for you do not lack the graces of him who, in order not to die, descended into hell, and, in order for you to live, made life glorious: “He is not here, but is risen” (Luke 24:6 ). Point 3. — “Go quickly and tell the disciples that He has risen from the dead” (Mt 28, 7). In the name of Christ, the angels give this order to the women. However, the Apostles did not deserve to receive such grateful news, since they had cowardly abandoned him. Christ, however, looks more at the extremes of his own love than at the demands of our merit, loving even those who do not deserve it. May this also serve as comfort to us today, to us who are so unworthy of the love of Our Lord: “Do not enter into judgment with your servant” (Ps 142, 2), but “have mercy on me, Lord, according to the your kindness” (Ps 50,