Search results
May 3, 2024 · That’s right, the very first person who saw Jesus after the resurrection was Mary Magdalene, according to most accounts. Mary Magdalene was mentioned several times throughout the Gospels as having been part of the circle that traveled with Jesus.
- Pope St. John Paul II
- St. Vincent Ferrer
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Servant of God John Hardon
“The Gospels mention various appearances of the risen Christ, but not a meeting between Jesus and his Mother. This silence must not lead to the conclusion that after the Resurrection Christ did not appear to Mary; rather it invites us to seek the reasons why the Evangelists made such a choice,” St. John Paul II, the great Marian saint, told everyon...
In a powerful Easter sermon, the Dominican St. Vincent Ferrer said that many theologians determined that after his Resurrection Jesus appeared first to Mary his mother. “The first apparition he gave was to the Blessed Virgin Mary, although the gospel does not tell us about this.” He himself gave three convincing reasons why we should believe Jesus ...
St. Ignatius of Loyola believed the same. In his Spiritual Exercises, at the start of the meditations on the Resurrection of Christ our Lord, he wrote:
In the 20th century, Servant of God John Hardon, who at Pope St. Paul VI’s request wrote The Catholic Catechism(1975), was of the same belief. “It is not only a pious opinion that the Risen Savior first appeared to His Mother Mary on Easter Sunday. No less than six Doctors of the Church, including Sts. Ambrose, Anselm and Albert the Great held that...
- Joseph Pronechen
People also ask
Why did Jesus appear first to his mother?
Did Jesus appear first to Mary?
Who was the first person to see Jesus after the resurrection?
Who did Jesus appear to?
Jesus “appeared first to Mary Magdalene” Why? One answer might be, because he chose to do so. For in his sovereignty he may reveal himself to whomsoever he wills, and he may withhold himself from whomsoever he shall please.
Mar 24, 2021 · Mary Magdalene was the first person to see Jesus after he had risen, and the first he entrusted with the message of his Resurrection—even though Jesus, for certain, knew the Jewish culture considered a woman’s word and testimony worthless.
Mar 8, 2024 · Answer. When Jesus was on the cross, both the apostle John and Mary the mother of Jesus stood nearby. In John 19:26–27 we read, “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’.
Did Christ Appear First to His Mother after Resurrection? All the Gospel writers specifically describe Christ appearing first to Saint Mary Magdalene on the morning of His resurrection from the dead: “He appeared first to Mary Magdalene” (Mark 16:9).
Mary Magdalene begins her trek to the garden tomb very early, before it is light. We know from the Synoptic Gospels that other women accompanied her (24:9-10), but John focuses on Mary Magdalene's experience of the resurrection.
