The appearance to Mary of Magdala; Reflections Today.(Opinion/Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: April 17, 2001 | Copyright information

JOHN 20:11-18

MARY stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been.

And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken my Lord, and I don't know where they laid Him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woma...

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