Easter Sunday—The Resurrection of the Lord—The Mass of Easter Day (April 1, 2018)
Gospel
Mar 16:1-7
Jesus Has Risen
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint him. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
4 Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was very large. 5 Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe, and they were alarmed.
6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ”
Luk 24:13-35
On the Road to Emmaus
13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.
Deu 6:7
And you shall impress them to your children [lit., “and they (words of the law) shall be sharp” (in your mouth), so that if one questions you concerning them you will not stammer but answer him forthwith (“children” here are disciples, and teachers are called “fathers”)]. And you shall talk [primarily] of them [words of the law] when you sit in your house and when you walk upon the road, and when you lie down [i.e., the time of lying down] and when you rise up [i.e., the time of rising].
Rashi’s Commentary
And you will impress them—This word expresses the idea of being sharply impressed, the meaning being, that they should be impressed (familiar) in your mouth, so that if a person asks you anything concerning them, you will not need to stammer (hesitate) about it, but tell him forthwith (Sifrei Devarim 34:1; Kiddushin 30a).
And you shall talk of them—i.e. that your principal topic of conversation should be only about them: make them the principal, and do not make them of secondary importance (Sifrei Devarim 34:6).
And when you lie down—Now this latter verse might lead one to think that the obligation to recite the “shema” is even if one lies down in the middle of the day. Therefore it states; and when you rise up; now this latter verse might lead one to think that the obligation to recite the “shema” is even if you arise in the middle of the night! It says therefore, When you sit in your house and when you walk upon the road. The law is thus speaking of the usual way of living, and this therefore means, the usual time of lying down and the usual time of rising up (cf. Sifrei Devarim 36:9).
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15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself approached and began traveling with them;
16 but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
17 And he said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?”
And they stood still, looking sad.
18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”
19 And he said to them, “What things?”
And they said to him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet powerful in word and deed in the sight of God and all the people,
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to the sentence of death, and crucified him;
21 but we were hoping that it was he who was going to
redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.
22 But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,
23 and did not find his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.
24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but him they did not see.”
25 And he said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?”
27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, he explained to them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.
28 And they approached the village where they were going, and he acted as though he were going farther.
Gen 42:7
When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but he made himself a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said to them, “Where do you come from?”
And they replied, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
Rashi’s Commentary
But he made himself a stranger—He made himself like a stranger to them in his conversation, speaking harshly (Genesis Rabbah 91:7).
29 But they urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them.
Gen 19:3
And he urged them strongly, and they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he prepared a meal for them, and he baked unleavened bread [it being Passover], and they ate.
Rashi’s Commentary
And they turned aside to him—They took a circuitous route towards his house (Genesis Rabbah 50:4).
And he baked unleavened bread—It was Passover (Genesis Rabbah 48:12).
30 When he had reclined at the table with them, he took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, he began giving it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
32 They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking to us on the road, while he was explaining the Scriptures to us?”
33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found assembled together the Eleven and those who were with them,
34 saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.”
35 They began to relate their experiences on the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
Joh 20:1-9
The Empty Tomb
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1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the entrance. 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!”
3 So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. 4 The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; 5 and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen strips lying there; but he did not go in. 6 And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen strips lying there, 7 and the face-cloth which had been on his head, not lying with the linen strips, but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. 9 (For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.)
Responsorial Psalm (Psa 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-24)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his love is everlasting.
2 Oh let Israel say:
“His love is everlasting.”
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Exo 15:6
Your right hand, O Lord,
is majestic in power.
Your right hand, O Lord,
crushes the enemy.
Rashi’s Commentary
Your right hand . . . Your right hand—Twice!—When Israel performs the will of the Omnipresent the left hand (intended for punishment) becomes a right hand (bestowing reward, so that God has two right hands as it were) (Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 15:5).
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17 I [Israel (as opposed to the idolators)] will not die but live [eternally],
and will proclaim the deeds of the Lord.
22 The stone which the builders rejected [i.e., Israel among the nations]
has become the chief corner stone.
23 [All will say:] “This was the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.”
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Reading 1 (Act 10:34, 37-43)
34 Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly realize now that God is not one to show favoritism
Deu 10:17
For the Lord your God is God of gods and the Lord of lords [no lord can rescue you from his hand], the great, mighty and awesome God, who will not forgive [if you cast off his yoke] and who will not take a bribe [that one should appease him by money].
Rashi’s Commentary
And Lord of lords (i.e. he is Lord over those who are lords, kings, governors, etc.)—So that no lord is able to deliver you from his hand.
Who will not forgive, if you cast off his yoke,
And who will not take a bribe, that one should appease him by money.
Deu 16:19
You shall not pervert justice, and you shall not show partiality [even during the pleading—an exhortation to the judge not to be firm with one and lenient with the other, e.g., making one stand and allowing the other to sit], and you shall not accept a bribe [even to judge righteously], for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise [once the judge takes a bribe from someone it is impossible for him not to seek arguments in his favor] and twists just words [i.e., true judgments].
Rashi’s Commentary
You shall not pervert justice—This is to be understood according to its apparent meaning.
You shall not show partiality—Not even if it be only during the pleadings of the parties. This is an admonition addressed to the judge that he should not be lenient to one and harsh to the other, e.g. letting one stand and the other sit; because as soon as he (the party treated harshly) observes that the judge shows more respect to his fellow his ability to plead is hampered (i.e. he loses self-confidence and cannot present his case with assurance) (cf. Shevuot 30a).
And you shall not accept a bribe—Even if you mean to give a just judgment in favor of the giver (Sifrei Devarim 144:10).
For a bribe blinds—As soon as he (the judge) has accepted a bribe from him (from one of the parties) it is impossible for him not to incline his heart to him trying to find something in his favor (Ketuvot 105b).
Just words—Heb. דִּבְרי צַדִּיקִים, just words, true judgments.
37 You yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached.
38 You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 “We are witnesses of all the things he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put him to death by hanging him on a cross.
40 God raised him up on the third day and caused that he become visible,
41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with him after he arose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the one who has been appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
43 Of him all the prophets bear witness that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”
Reading 2 (1Co 5:6-8)
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
7 Clean out the old yeast, so that you may be a new batch—as you really are in fact unleavened. For our Passover lamb has been sacrificed, even Christ.
Exo 12:15
For seven days [lit., “a septet of days”] you shall eat unleavened bread [eating unleavened bread on the first night is obligatory, and, thereafter, optional]. But on the first day [i.e., on the day before the holiday] you shall remove leaven from your houses, for whoever
eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day, that soul [one who has volition, but not one who is forced] must be cut off from Israel [and from my presence].
Rashi’s Commentary
For seven days denotes a seteyne of days.
That soul—When he (the person) eats the leaven while he is with his soul and his full consciousness—this would exclude one who does so being under some external compulsion (force majeure) (cf. Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 12:15:5).
8 Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
This work is a derivative of "The Rashi Chumash" and "The Rashi Ketuvim" by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein used under CC BY 3.0