But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb ...
La Maddalena encouraged by the company of the two Apostles, follows them to the monument, but still won by fear, dare not enter.
kneeling next to the first stone that closed the tomb, weeping bitterly
find no peace, between sobs and calls Jesus with the most gentle sighs and his beloved presence.
Magdalene mourns the death of Jesus, and without even understanding the cold with immense pain
the indifference of many that I forgive him without feeling the void of his absence.
And while she wept, she bent down and looked at the monument ...
saw just before the other foot women, but sees it as two dazzling white. La Maddalena even understands that this time the two white youths are messengers of Heaven, because his soul is only the workers in need of finding his
Jesus And while the Angels smile, Madeleine continues to cry without find peace in their grief. - Woman, why are you crying? ... How sweet Jesus to humble and sincerely repentant soul! ...
Maddalena has sacrificed everything for the love of Jesus, and for over a year has followed facie
at the foot of his Cross to immolate himself in his own sacrifice.
Angels, seeing the tears of this poor woman asked him why, but Mary Magdalene and
dazed and repeated to them the same things: "They took away my Lord, and do not know where they have put
... Jesus is the only thought of Mary Magdalene, her only wish is to see him again.
Suddenly she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but did not know that it was Jesus Christ said to her, Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking? ...
Magdalene does not recognize it, and with difficulty said: Lord, I seek Jesus, if thou hast taken away,
tell me where you laid him, and I'll take it.
How much faith, much desolation and generosity manifested these words of Mary Magdalene! ... It scared the first
fled together with other women at the sight of an Angel
have not recognized, then left the holy women and promised to return, is run by the Apostles Peter and John and forced them to come to the monument; is ultimately left to cry desperately
so long as another two Angels have asked him why, and now the very presence of Jesus
continues to cry and does not recognize it. Mary knows that Jesus died, so she just tries her body covered with sores and disfigured,
littered with blood and spat upon, look for the sweet incense, to wash it with tears, to kiss him tenderly
to repeat yet all his love and to tell him that wants to live only for Him
If we could love us so well, how different would our conduct, as the pure
our lives, how generous our sacrifice! ...
But we fear the pain, we fear of death and would not want to undergo the ignominy and shame.
On this day in which Jesus is shown for the first time to Mary Magdalene, we bow down at his feet with tears and ask him the grace to come back again to our
poor soul who seeks him for so long.
Maria Maistrini
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