Easter Vigil, Gospel

24:1	Then, on the first Sabbath, at very first light, they went to the tomb, carrying the aromatic spices that they had prepared.
24:2	And they found the stone rolled back from the tomb.
24:3	And upon entering, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
24:4	And it happened that, while their minds were still confused about this, behold, two men stood beside them, in shining apparel.
24:5	Then, since they were afraid and were turning their faces toward the ground, these two said to them: “Why do you seek the living with the dead?
24:6	He is not here, for he has risen. Recall how he spoke to you, when he was still in Galilee,
24:7	saying: ‘For the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’ ”
24:8	And they called to mind his words.
24:9	And returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the others.
24:10	Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women who were with them, who told these things to the Apostles.
24:11	But these words seemed to them a delusion. And so they did not believe them.
24:12	But Peter, rising up, ran to the tomb. And stooping down, he saw the linen cloths positioned alone, and he went away wondering to himself about what had happened.

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