Rosary #52 Have you seen the Lord?

The resurrection, then, is not a theory, but a historical reality revealed by the man Jesus Christ by means of his "Passover", his "passage", that has opened a "new way" between heaven and earth (cf. Heb 10:20). It is neither a myth nor a dream, it is not a vision or a utopia, it is not a fairy tale, but it is a singular and unrepeatable event:

First Mystery: Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary, who at dusk on Friday was taken down from the Cross and buried, has victoriously left the tomb.

Second Mystery: The fact is, at dawn on the first day after the Sabbath, Peter and John found the tomb empty.

Third Mystery: Mary Magdalene and the other women encountered the risen Jesus.

Fourth Mystery: On the way to Emmaus the two disciples recognized him at the breaking of the bread.

Fifth Mystery: The Risen One appeared to the Apostles that evening in the Upper Room and then to many other disciples in Galilee.

Have you seen the Lord? Pope Benedict April 12, 2009