Easter Monday
Gospel: Matthew 28:8–15In today’s Gospel (Matthew 28:8–15), we see two contrasting responses to the Resurrection. The women, filled with fear and great joy, run to announce the truth, they have encountered the Risen Lord. At the same time, the guards, influenced by fear and self-interest, accept a false narrative to conceal what has truly happened. This contrast reveals a profound reality: selfish interests often attempt to silence or distort the truth. Yet the truth of the Resurrection cannot be contained. It is already alive, already moving ahead, “He goes before you into Galilee.” Galilee becomes the place of encounter, the place where truth is lived and recognized. During the Easter season, we are invited to examine our own hearts: do we allow fear or self-interest to cloud the truth, or do we run with joy to meet the Risen Christ? The truth of Christ is never static, it awaits us, calls us forward, and invites us into a living encounter beyond our limitations. Let’s reflect: Easter is choosing to leave behind fear and self-interest, and running toward the living truth of the Risen Christ who awaits us.
Don Giorgio