For Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and the early Church, the empty tomb was not a puzzle but a summons to faith and mission. Christianity did not begin with power or politics but with life walking ...

Now Mary stood out­side the tomb cry­ing. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

Informed by Mary Magdalene that His tomb was empty following His crucifixion, Peter and “the other disciple whom Jesus loved” (John himself) rushed to the scene.

Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ near the empty tomb is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Today ...

As we leave this world, we will be with Jesus forever. • Arisen — Mary Magdalene and Mary went to the tomb and found it empty. The stone had been rolled away! Jesus was not there, He was risen!

In Matthew 28:7, the angels instructed the women at the tomb to "go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag­dalene went to the tomb and saw the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came run­ning to Simon Peter and the ...