The Resurrection: The King in Glory (Easter Sunday)
April 24, 2011 | XXXVIII.Grace: to be glad and rejoice intensely because of the great joy and the glory of Christ our Lord.
Text for Prayer: Spiritual Exercises no. 218-225, and 299.
Reflection: Today we begin celebrating the Resurrection of Christ Our Lord. In fact, liturgically the Church considers the entire week that follows, called the Octave of Easter, to be one prolonged Sunday. We ought to ask the Lord that our rejoicing in Him today be deep and full. His victory is final and utterly complete.
St. Ignatius had the sense that the first person to share in the joys of the Resurrection would be the one who had most loved, trusted, and served God in her earthly life – Mary. So St. Ignatius encourages us in the Spiritual Exercises to consider Jesus meeting His Mother on the Resurrection morning.
Posted by Mr. Andrij Hlabse, S.J. in XXXVIII.