Day 20 of 21
John 20
Jesus rises from the dead, appearing to Mary Magdalene and the disciples; Thomas confesses him as Lord and God, and John states the Gospel's purpose.
Resurrection morning and the following week bring the Gospel's signs to their goal: faith in the risen Christ.
“The Sabbath being now over, during which it was unlawful to be there, Mary Magdalene could rest no longer, but came very early in the morning, to seek consolation at the grave: The first day of the week comes Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher.”
“Mary Magdalene, undoubtedly the most fervent in love, of all the women that ministered to our Lord; so that John deservedly mentions her only, and says nothing of the others who were with her, as we know from the other Evangelists.”
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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