Behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with Him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
– Matthew 27:51-54
This is the day we’re in right now liturgically: pained at the crucifixion. Yet, unlike the fear of the centurion, we wait in hope because we know our Savior will rise on the third day.
May we all take this time to reflect on the glories of the Lord, to give thanks for His unending love, and to return to God with our whole hearts.
“Yet even now,” says the Lord,
– Joel 2:12-13
“return to Me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
