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| Salome, Mary Magdalene and Mary Clopas are told by an angel that Jesus has risen from the dead. Illustration by Smirke. |
History
We don’t know too much
about Saint Mary Clopas, other than that she loved Jesus, she’s the mother two
sons (James and Joseph) and the wife of Cleophas. Her son James was one of the
Apostles, and some scholars think that her husband was the brother of Saint
Joseph, our Lord’s foster-father. This would explain her sometimes being called
the “sister of Mary” - meaning
sister-in-law. Mary Clopas was with the Blessed Mother and Mary Magdalene at
the Crucifixion (John 19:25), and she also accompanied Mary Magdalene to the
Lord’s tomb to anoint His body (Matthew 28:1), so she was one of the first to
find out about His Resurrection.
Activity
This is Holy Week, so we
are still celebrating Easter! Today, imagine what it must have been like to be
full of sorrow and to go to Jesus’ tomb, only to find it empty! Then, choose
one of these coloring pages (simple, medium, complex) and make a beautiful picture to show how you think
the women felt when they found out Christ is risen.
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