Senior High Youth Ministry Kick off!
This Sunday, September 25th from 4-6 pm in the gym.
Come play this live version of Angry Birds and three people will win $50 in cash!
It's APPsolutely awesome!
See ya Sunday
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Angry Birds Kick Off: September 25th
Senior High Youth Ministry Kick off!
This Sunday, September 25th from 4-6 pm in the gym.
Come play this live version of Angry Birds and three people will win $50 in cash!
It's APPsolutely awesome!
See ya Sunday
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Summer Schedule
Check out our summer schedule below to see what's happening with youth ministry this summer!
St James Summer Schedule 2011
For more information contact Em Anderson at 703-241-2390 or eanderson@stjamescatholic.org
Mellow Mondays: Every Monday starting June 6 from 6:15-7:30 pm at Stacy’s Coffeehouse (709 West Broad Street). We will be doing different things each week, but will most likely be discussing a fabulous book. Senior High only.
Grace and Grub (formerly Lunch Bunch): Every Tuesday of the Summer starting June 21st. Attend Noon mass together, then go some place for lunch. Where we go is up to you. Approximate time: 12-2 pm. Meet at mass. Senior High only.
Open Gym**: Every other Friday night, beginning June 24th from3:00-4:30 pm(June 24, July 7, July 22, August 12, August 19). Come play basketball, kickball, bucketball, Frisbee or anything that you want in the gym. Open to Junior High and Senior High students.
Weekly Trips as follows:
Most trips require a fee to attend. This fee goes towards admission prices, to offset gas, etc. Spots are reserved by turning in a permission slip and payment. All permission slips, will be made available at least 2 weeks ahead of time outside of Em’s office, the rectory office and hopefully in the back of the main entrance of the Church. All trips are subject to change between now and when permission slips go out.
June 12: Summer Kick off: Watch Despicable Me near the playground behind the rectory. 8:00-10:30 pm
June 17: Deanery 1 Classy and Sassy Dance. Meet at St. Phillip’s. 7-11 pm.
June 22: Nationals Game. Meet at 5:45 pm at West Falls Church Metro Station
June 29: All Day Scavenger Hunt. Meet at St. James 9 am- 5pm**.
July 5-6: Decades Theme Lock-in Heller Hall 9 pm-7 am.
July13: Messy Olympics. Held in Lot B 1:00-3:30 pm. Wear clothes you can get dirty.
July 15-17: Steubenville Youth Conference. Previous RSVP required.
July 23-29th: WorkCamp: Woodbridge, Va. Previous RSVP required.
August 5: Diocesan day at Kings Dominion. Time TBD.**
August 10: Trip to the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 10 am- 3 pm.**
August 17: Bowling. Time TBD.**
August 29: End of Summer Bash: Pool Party 3:30-5:30 pm.**
The summer is going to be epic, so get ready for some fun. Participation in all of these events is optional and students are invited to attend as often as they would like. All RISING 9th graders-Graduated Seniors are invited to attend any of these trips. Trips and activities with stars are open Junior High Students (grades 6-8). Drivers will be required for these trips, so if any adults can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
St James Summer Schedule 2011
For more information contact Em Anderson at 703-241-2390 or eanderson@stjamescatholic.org
Mellow Mondays: Every Monday starting June 6 from 6:15-7:30 pm at Stacy’s Coffeehouse (709 West Broad Street). We will be doing different things each week, but will most likely be discussing a fabulous book. Senior High only.
Grace and Grub (formerly Lunch Bunch): Every Tuesday of the Summer starting June 21st. Attend Noon mass together, then go some place for lunch. Where we go is up to you. Approximate time: 12-2 pm. Meet at mass. Senior High only.
Open Gym**: Every other Friday night, beginning June 24th from3:00-4:30 pm(June 24, July 7, July 22, August 12, August 19). Come play basketball, kickball, bucketball, Frisbee or anything that you want in the gym. Open to Junior High and Senior High students.
Weekly Trips as follows:
Most trips require a fee to attend. This fee goes towards admission prices, to offset gas, etc. Spots are reserved by turning in a permission slip and payment. All permission slips, will be made available at least 2 weeks ahead of time outside of Em’s office, the rectory office and hopefully in the back of the main entrance of the Church. All trips are subject to change between now and when permission slips go out.
June 12: Summer Kick off: Watch Despicable Me near the playground behind the rectory. 8:00-10:30 pm
June 17: Deanery 1 Classy and Sassy Dance. Meet at St. Phillip’s. 7-11 pm.
June 22: Nationals Game. Meet at 5:45 pm at West Falls Church Metro Station
June 29: All Day Scavenger Hunt. Meet at St. James 9 am- 5pm**.
July 5-6: Decades Theme Lock-in Heller Hall 9 pm-7 am.
July13: Messy Olympics. Held in Lot B 1:00-3:30 pm. Wear clothes you can get dirty.
July 15-17: Steubenville Youth Conference. Previous RSVP required.
July 23-29th: WorkCamp: Woodbridge, Va. Previous RSVP required.
August 5: Diocesan day at Kings Dominion. Time TBD.**
August 10: Trip to the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 10 am- 3 pm.**
August 17: Bowling. Time TBD.**
August 29: End of Summer Bash: Pool Party 3:30-5:30 pm.**
The summer is going to be epic, so get ready for some fun. Participation in all of these events is optional and students are invited to attend as often as they would like. All RISING 9th graders-Graduated Seniors are invited to attend any of these trips. Trips and activities with stars are open Junior High Students (grades 6-8). Drivers will be required for these trips, so if any adults can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Blessed John Paul II
This weekend, on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II. Beatification is the first step to full canonization in the Church. It means that the person who is beatified is in Heaven and has interceded in a miracle since their death. In order to be fully canonized, Blessed John Paul II will have to have one more miracle attributed to him.
This is a huge deal for the Church. I was fortunate enough to be on retreat with many of you and I shared this talk, but I thought I would write it down for the rest of the blogoverse (that's the blogging universe).
The Leaders of the Church are quick to say that the beatification of JPII has more to do with his life than his papacy, but I'm going to focus on both.
I want us to focus on firve things that John Paul II taught us: prayer, holiness, devotion to Mary, Love and suffering.
1. Prayer: John Paul was a champion of prayer--he would spend hours in prayer daily. he was so busy, but nothing came in between him and prayer time.
I once heard a story about JP2 where something big was going on in the world and his aides had to interrupt him during holy hour. They went in and said, "Holy Father, this big crazy thing has happened and it needs your attention" and his reply was "do not interrupt my prayer time". Again, a while later, the aides went in said the same thing and were met with the same reply. Finally, still concerned about what was happening, his aides go in one more time: "Holy Father, why are you not doing anything about what is happening?" John Paul simply holds up his rosary and says: "I AM!" This is the type of prayer life that we are called too. How quick are we to not pray because we have so much going on. JP II was constantly in prayer. He knew the love of the Eucharist.
2. Holiness: If you know me at all, I will tell you that holiness is undeniably attractive. John Paul's holiness, his being set apart, his life LIVED for Christ is what made him attractive to the world. He did not waiver, he knew who he was and he walked with humble confidence that he was a child of God. That was his identity and he knew it!
His holiness is what attracted people to him. Even atheists loved him! We see this especially post death with the number of pilgrims that flocked to see him as he lay in state. People came from all over to pay their respects! He laid down his life for his flock--he was so beloved. He was holy and people could not deny that.
3. Devotion to Mary: John Paul lived his pontificate with the words: Totus Tuus, which means totally yours. John Paul II gave himself completely over to Our Lady. Through her, he knew he could do anything. Mary has Jesus' ear! He knew that. One of the beautiful parts of his papacy is that he ended every encyclical with a prayer and some thoughts on Mary. She was at the forefront of his heart and he know she would interceed on our behalf. He was confident that we too should seek her intercession.
4. Love: John Paul loved everyone. To be near him was to experience Christ's love. Enough said.
5. Suffering: John Paul II teaches us how to suffer with great dignity. I used to hate pictures of him old and bent and frail from his Parkinsons, but in these pictures, we see true love, true suffering united to Christ's suffering for the love of his flock. If we take it back old school style, we see that when Jesus was on earth, he did not heal everyone. He could have healed everyone, He is Jeus, but he did not. In that moment, we see the Christ gives dignity to suffering. He allows us to pick up our cross and follow him. He says in that moment that there is a reason for that suffering; that there is meaning to it! This is what John Paul taught us. Sure, Jesus could have cured him, but he did not and in that, we see that John Paul picked up his very public, very painful cross and followed the Lord. He gave beauty to suffering and helped us to see it's meaning. To follow Christ, you will have to sacrifice and you will have to offer your life. John Paul did it with such grace and such beauty.
I have the chance to journey with so many of you as you carry the different crosses in your life. I am always amazed at the profound dignity to which you give your suffering. You are dealing with some crazy heavy stuff. Christ is calling you to carry that cross. My friends, John Paul II is the saint for you! Pray to him, ask him to help carry your cross and ask him to teach you how to suffer with dignity.
Thank you Sweet Jesus for the gift of John Paul II to our Church and the world. Through his love, holiness, devotion to our Lady, Prayer and suffering, he taught us how to follow you. Help us to do the same! Blessed John Paul II, pray for us!
John Paul II we love you!
This is a huge deal for the Church. I was fortunate enough to be on retreat with many of you and I shared this talk, but I thought I would write it down for the rest of the blogoverse (that's the blogging universe).
The Leaders of the Church are quick to say that the beatification of JPII has more to do with his life than his papacy, but I'm going to focus on both.
I want us to focus on firve things that John Paul II taught us: prayer, holiness, devotion to Mary, Love and suffering.
1. Prayer: John Paul was a champion of prayer--he would spend hours in prayer daily. he was so busy, but nothing came in between him and prayer time.
I once heard a story about JP2 where something big was going on in the world and his aides had to interrupt him during holy hour. They went in and said, "Holy Father, this big crazy thing has happened and it needs your attention" and his reply was "do not interrupt my prayer time". Again, a while later, the aides went in said the same thing and were met with the same reply. Finally, still concerned about what was happening, his aides go in one more time: "Holy Father, why are you not doing anything about what is happening?" John Paul simply holds up his rosary and says: "I AM!" This is the type of prayer life that we are called too. How quick are we to not pray because we have so much going on. JP II was constantly in prayer. He knew the love of the Eucharist.
2. Holiness: If you know me at all, I will tell you that holiness is undeniably attractive. John Paul's holiness, his being set apart, his life LIVED for Christ is what made him attractive to the world. He did not waiver, he knew who he was and he walked with humble confidence that he was a child of God. That was his identity and he knew it!
His holiness is what attracted people to him. Even atheists loved him! We see this especially post death with the number of pilgrims that flocked to see him as he lay in state. People came from all over to pay their respects! He laid down his life for his flock--he was so beloved. He was holy and people could not deny that.
3. Devotion to Mary: John Paul lived his pontificate with the words: Totus Tuus, which means totally yours. John Paul II gave himself completely over to Our Lady. Through her, he knew he could do anything. Mary has Jesus' ear! He knew that. One of the beautiful parts of his papacy is that he ended every encyclical with a prayer and some thoughts on Mary. She was at the forefront of his heart and he know she would interceed on our behalf. He was confident that we too should seek her intercession.
4. Love: John Paul loved everyone. To be near him was to experience Christ's love. Enough said.
5. Suffering: John Paul II teaches us how to suffer with great dignity. I used to hate pictures of him old and bent and frail from his Parkinsons, but in these pictures, we see true love, true suffering united to Christ's suffering for the love of his flock. If we take it back old school style, we see that when Jesus was on earth, he did not heal everyone. He could have healed everyone, He is Jeus, but he did not. In that moment, we see the Christ gives dignity to suffering. He allows us to pick up our cross and follow him. He says in that moment that there is a reason for that suffering; that there is meaning to it! This is what John Paul taught us. Sure, Jesus could have cured him, but he did not and in that, we see that John Paul picked up his very public, very painful cross and followed the Lord. He gave beauty to suffering and helped us to see it's meaning. To follow Christ, you will have to sacrifice and you will have to offer your life. John Paul did it with such grace and such beauty.
I have the chance to journey with so many of you as you carry the different crosses in your life. I am always amazed at the profound dignity to which you give your suffering. You are dealing with some crazy heavy stuff. Christ is calling you to carry that cross. My friends, John Paul II is the saint for you! Pray to him, ask him to help carry your cross and ask him to teach you how to suffer with dignity.
Thank you Sweet Jesus for the gift of John Paul II to our Church and the world. Through his love, holiness, devotion to our Lady, Prayer and suffering, he taught us how to follow you. Help us to do the same! Blessed John Paul II, pray for us!
John Paul II we love you!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
EASTER 2011!
Christ is Risen Alleulia!
There are three Gospel options today based on which mass you go to. Because it's Jesus' big day, I figured I would give you all of them. Enjoy.
Read It:
On the first day of the week,
Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don’t know where they put him.”
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
For they did not yet understand the Scripture
that he had to rise from the dead.
OR
Mt 28:1-10
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
And behold, there was a great earthquake;
for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
His appearance was like lightning
and his clothing was white as snow.
The guards were shaken with fear of him
and became like dead men.
Then the angel said to the women in reply,
“Do not be afraid!
I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.
He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.
Come and see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his disciples,
‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee;
there you will see him.’
Behold, I have told you.”
Then they went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce this to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
or (at an afternoon Mass)
Lk 24:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week,
two of Jesus’ disciples were going
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them,
“What are you discussing as you walk along?”
They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know of the things
that have taken place there in these days?”
And he replied to them, “What sort of things?”
They said to him,
“The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over
to a sentence of death and crucified him.
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;
and besides all this,
it is now the third day since this took place.
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:
they were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find his body;
they came back and reported
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels
who announced that he was alive.
Then some of those with us went to the tomb
and found things just as the women had described,
but him they did not see.”
And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are!
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things
and enter into his glory?”
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,
he interpreted to them what referred to him
in all the Scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going,
he gave the impression that he was going on farther.
But they urged him, “Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.”
So he went in to stay with them.
And it happened that, while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,
but he vanished from their sight.
Then they said to each other,
“Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?”
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem
where they found gathered together
the eleven and those with them who were saying,
“The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!”
Then the two recounted
what had taken place on the way
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
Reflect on It:
Peter and John RAN to the tomb after Mary Magdalene came to tell them about our Lord's resurrection. Today, we are called to RUN to him with great joy as He has risen from the dead!
Pray about It: Jesus, you have risen indeed. Alleulia.
Live It! Challenge: Spend some time meditating on the empty tomb today! Woot!
There are three Gospel options today based on which mass you go to. Because it's Jesus' big day, I figured I would give you all of them. Enjoy.
Read It:
On the first day of the week,
Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don’t know where they put him.”
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
For they did not yet understand the Scripture
that he had to rise from the dead.
OR
Mt 28:1-10
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
And behold, there was a great earthquake;
for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
His appearance was like lightning
and his clothing was white as snow.
The guards were shaken with fear of him
and became like dead men.
Then the angel said to the women in reply,
“Do not be afraid!
I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.
He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.
Come and see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his disciples,
‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee;
there you will see him.’
Behold, I have told you.”
Then they went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce this to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
or (at an afternoon Mass)
Lk 24:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week,
two of Jesus’ disciples were going
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them,
“What are you discussing as you walk along?”
They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know of the things
that have taken place there in these days?”
And he replied to them, “What sort of things?”
They said to him,
“The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over
to a sentence of death and crucified him.
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;
and besides all this,
it is now the third day since this took place.
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:
they were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find his body;
they came back and reported
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels
who announced that he was alive.
Then some of those with us went to the tomb
and found things just as the women had described,
but him they did not see.”
And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are!
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things
and enter into his glory?”
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,
he interpreted to them what referred to him
in all the Scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going,
he gave the impression that he was going on farther.
But they urged him, “Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.”
So he went in to stay with them.
And it happened that, while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,
but he vanished from their sight.
Then they said to each other,
“Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?”
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem
where they found gathered together
the eleven and those with them who were saying,
“The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!”
Then the two recounted
what had taken place on the way
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
Reflect on It:
Peter and John RAN to the tomb after Mary Magdalene came to tell them about our Lord's resurrection. Today, we are called to RUN to him with great joy as He has risen from the dead!
Pray about It: Jesus, you have risen indeed. Alleulia.
Live It! Challenge: Spend some time meditating on the empty tomb today! Woot!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Holy Saturday!
Today is a really fascinating day liturgically! Jesus is not in any tabernacle anywhere today. We are supposed to feel empty without him. It is one of my absolutely favorite days to have a holy hour, because Jesus is gone. I like to meditate about how the apostles felt: They just watched their beloved Jesus, die so very brutally on the Cross and they are not really sure what comes next. They are alone and unsure.
After dark however, we celebrate Holy Saturday! The HOLIEST night of the year! I am including the Gospel for the night for you to read and reflect on, but one of the greatest parts of mass for the Easter Vigil is that there are seven readings and an epistle, a heap of psalms and a Gospel that take us all the way through salvation history. Sometimes you get to hear all seven, some parishes choose to just do four. I would encourage you to read all of them here: http://www.usccb.org/nab/042311.shtml
It is probably the second most epic thing of the day...all of the readings (followed in epicness only by the Resurrection itself!)
Below is the Gospel!
Read It:
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
And behold, there was a great earthquake;
for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
His appearance was like lightning
and his clothing was white as snow.
The guards were shaken with fear of him
and became like dead men.
Then the angel said to the women in reply,
“Do not be afraid!
I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.
He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.
Come and see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his disciples,
‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee;
there you will see him.’
Behold, I have told you.”
Then they went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce this to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
Reflect on It: Christ is RISEN from the Dead! Everything that Christ promised is being fulfilled! Alleulia! There's a great part in the Gospel here that says, "they were fearful yet overjoyed". Tonight, we are overjoyed for our Savior has risen from the dead.
Pray about It: Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!
Live it! Challenge: Attend the Easter Vigil!
After dark however, we celebrate Holy Saturday! The HOLIEST night of the year! I am including the Gospel for the night for you to read and reflect on, but one of the greatest parts of mass for the Easter Vigil is that there are seven readings and an epistle, a heap of psalms and a Gospel that take us all the way through salvation history. Sometimes you get to hear all seven, some parishes choose to just do four. I would encourage you to read all of them here: http://www.usccb.org/nab/042311.shtml
It is probably the second most epic thing of the day...all of the readings (followed in epicness only by the Resurrection itself!)
Below is the Gospel!
Read It:
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
And behold, there was a great earthquake;
for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
His appearance was like lightning
and his clothing was white as snow.
The guards were shaken with fear of him
and became like dead men.
Then the angel said to the women in reply,
“Do not be afraid!
I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.
He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.
Come and see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his disciples,
‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee;
there you will see him.’
Behold, I have told you.”
Then they went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce this to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
Reflect on It: Christ is RISEN from the Dead! Everything that Christ promised is being fulfilled! Alleulia! There's a great part in the Gospel here that says, "they were fearful yet overjoyed". Tonight, we are overjoyed for our Savior has risen from the dead.
Pray about It: Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!
Live it! Challenge: Attend the Easter Vigil!
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