Easter Sunday
An Easter message of Faith, Hope and Love
from Pope Benedict XVI…
Source: EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network’s news page www.ewtn.com
Tags: Catholic Church, Christian, Easter Sunday, Easter Vigil, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, The Lord's Supper, Way of the CrossEaster should remind us that love has triumphed, and that we can “start again from Christ” to build a society of peace and love. “These holy days reawaken a great hope in us,” he added. “Christ was crucified, yet he rose again and conquered the world.
“Love is stronger than hate, it has triumphed and we should affiliate ourselves with this victory of love. We should therefore start again from Christ and work together with him for a world founded on peace, justice and love.”
Pope Benedict XVI said this in a commentary on the Easter triduum; the three days prior to Easter; Thursday evening, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper; Good Friday, the Way of the Cross, and Holy Saturday, the Easter vigil, when “the Church holds vigil next to the newly blessed fire and meditates on the great promise contained in the Old and New Testaments, of the conclusive liberation from the ancient slavery to sin and death.
In the darkness of the night, the Easter candle is lit from the new fire as a symbol of Christ who rises again in glory.”
