HAPPY EASTER

CHRIST IS RISEN !  THE EGG TURNED A BRILLANT RED !

After the Resurrection, St. Mary Magdalene went to Rome. Tradition
teaches that when Mary first met the Roman emperor,

Tiberius Caesar, she held a plain egg in her hand and greeted him with
the words, “Christ is risen!” Tiberius exclaimed:

“How can someone rise from the dead? This is hard to believe. It is
just as likely that Christ rose from the dead as it is that

 the egg you are holding will turn red.” Even as he spoke, the egg
turned a brilliant red! She then preached the good news of

 Jesus Christ to the emperor and the imperial household.

Mary Magdalene told Tiberius all that Pontius Pilate and the leaders
of the Jews had done to the Savior. Her testimony was enough to
condemn them to death.

St. Mary Magdalene left Rome for the city of Ephesus, where she died
and was buried by the Bishop there, the Apostle John (the Theologian)!

 Emperor Leo the Wise later moved her relics to Constantinople.

http://www.theologic.com/oflweb/feasts/myrrhbearers.htm