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Glorious Angelic Announcement on the First Day of the Week,
The Resurrection Announced to the Women (Mt 28:1-8).
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn, toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and another Mary came to see the sepulchre. They had prepared everything for anointing Jesus' body. When they arrived, a great earthquake occurred because the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and rolled back the stone.
The angel's appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were so afraid that they became like dead men. The angel spoke to the women, saying, "Don't be afraid! I know you're looking for Jesus, who was crucified." He told them, "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."
The angel invited the women to come and see where Jesus' body had lain. Then he instructed them to go quickly and tell his disciples that he had risen from the dead and would meet them in Galilee. There they would see him.
As the women departed with fear and great joy, they ran to bring the news to Jesus' disciples. Appearance to the Women (Mt 28:9-10).
While the women were on their way to tell the disciples, Jesus met them and said, "All hail!" They grasped his feet in reverence. Jesus reassured them, saying, "Don't be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, where they will see me."
The Guards Bribed (Mt 28:11-15).
When the women were on their way to deliver the message, some of the guards entered the city and reported everything to the chief priests. The priests assembled with the elders and decided to give large sums of money to the soldiers.
They instructed the soldiers to say that Jesus' disciples had come at night while they slept and stolen his body. If this story reached the governor's ears, they would persuade him to keep the soldiers from trouble. The soldiers took the money and followed their instructions, branding themselves with infamy. This false account was widely reported among the Jews until the time of this Gospel's publication.