Fr. Marvin’s Reflection - Easter - April 5, 2026

Happy Easter! Alleluia! "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad" (Ps 118:24). Our Lord Jesus Christ has risen from the dead! Our hearts are filled with joy and hope, knowing that the tomb is empty and that our Lord has conquered sin and death. The Resurrection is the fulfillment of Jesus' own words — that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day (Lk 24:46). He is truly alive, and in thanksgiving we share in the glory of His Resurrection.

 In today's Gospel, Mary Magdalene discovered that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance of Jesus' tomb. We celebrate Easter by allowing Christ to roll away the stone that has been blocking Him from entering our hearts. We experience the fullness of the Resurrection by giving Christ permission to heal and restore our broken and wounded hearts, to reignite our dry and lukewarm spiritual lives, and to cleanse us from the darkness of sin. Because Christ rose from the dead, we can now live in true freedom in Him.

If we want to live as a resurrected people, then we must center our lives around Christ. Our Lord needs to become the source of our joy and the reason for our hope. In the second reading from St. Paul's letter to the Colossians, Paul writes: "If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God" (Col 3:1). When we share in the Resurrection of Christ, we make a conscious effort to seek the things that are from above rather than the things of the earth. We pursue people, places, and activities as a means of encountering the Risen Christ and of walking the path toward salvation.

Let us reflect upon the words of Pope Benedict XVI, “At Easter we rejoice because Christ did not remain in the tomb, his body did not see corruption; he belongs to the world of the living, not to the world of the dead." 

In Christ,    

Fr. Marvin