Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

Everything changes thanks to that morning when the women, who came to the tomb to anoint the Lord's body, found it empty. The question posed by the Magi from the East to Jerusalem: "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?" (Mt 2:1-2), finds its definitive answer in the words of the mysterious young man dressed in white who speaks to the women at the dawn of Easter: "Are you looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified? He has risen! He is not here" (Mk 16:6).

From that morning until today, every day, Jesus will also bear this title: the Living One, as he presents himself in the Book of Revelation: “I am the First and the Last, the Living One. I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever” (Rev 1:17-18). And in him, we have the certainty of always being able to find the guiding star toward which to orient our seemingly chaotic lives, marked by events that often seem confusing, unacceptable, incomprehensible: evil, in its many forms, suffering, death—events that concern everyone and each one of us. By meditating on the mystery of the Resurrection, we find the answer to our thirst for meaning.