THE ORTHODOX EASTER

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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