John 20

“4 When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ 16 Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew,[b] ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”’ 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.”

This wonderful story of the resurrection, where Jesus died and rose again to pay the price for the sins of all humanity, is a reminder that our lives are in God’s hands, both now and in the next life. Also, for us at Magdalene Catholic College, we can marvel at the task that Jesus gave to Mary Magdalene. Firstly, she was the one chosen to meet Jesus before anyone else, immediately after his resurrection. Secondly, she was sent to bring this good news to the other apostles. 

Do we encounter Jesus in our family, our friends, our enemies, the circumstances, the joys and suffering of our lives, at church when we go to Mass and receive Holy Communion? Are we witnesses to the resurrection of Christ by the way we live?

College Prayer

Jesus, you chose Mary Magdalene to be the first witness to your resurrection. Help us to be filled with the power of your Spirit. May we become witnesses to your love and healing, both within and beyond this community.

Saint Mary Magdalene

Pray for us.