The women feel this way because Jesus is gone, replaced by two angels.
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On Sunday morning, the women find the tomb empty, and they return to the disciples and tell them what the angels had told them.
The women have gone to the tomb to make an offering to this person for whom they had a very special appreciation.
I remember when we went to the US Consulate in Juarez, Chihuahua, MX.
The women who went to Jesus’ tomb were surprised to find the big stone covering the entrance.