Easter Saturday

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb...  John 20:11

In connection with this matter, we ought to ponder what great store of love there was in that woman's heart, who, when even His disciples were gone away, could not tear herself from the grave of the Lord. She sought Him Whom she had not found there, and as she sought, she wept, and the fire of love in her heart yearned after Him, Who she believed had been taken away. And so it came to pass that she, who had lingered to seek Him, was the only one who then saw Him, since the backbone of a good work is endurance, and the voice of the Truth Himself hath said : He that endureth to the end shall be saved (Mt 24:13).  ~Pope St Gregory the Great

Dear Jesus, grant me a share in the love that burned in the heart of St. Mary Magdalene ... love that bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things ... love that never ends, for it is You Yourself who are Love, You who are the Living One, once dead but now alive for ever and ever (cf. 1 Cor 13:708; Rev. 1:18).  Amen.  Alleluia!