Sunday, March 23, 2008

Christos anesti!

Christos anesti ek nekron,
Thanato thanaton patisas.
Kai tois en tois mnemasis
Zoin kharisamenos




From the Holy Father's Urbi and Orbi message (full text at Rocco's)
Dear Christian brothers and sisters in every part of the world, dear men and women whose spirit is sincerely open to the truth, let no heart be closed to the omnipotence of this redeeming love! Jesus Christ died and rose for all; he is our hope – true hope for every human being. Today, just as he did with his disciples in Galilee before returning to the Father, the risen Jesus now sends us everywhere as witnesses of his hope, and he reassures us: I am with you always, all days, until the end of the world (cf. Mt 28:20). Fixing the gaze of our spirit on the glorious wounds of his transfigured body, we can understand the meaning and value of suffering, we can tend the many wounds that continue to disfigure humanity in our own day. In his glorious wounds we recognize the indestructible signs of the infinite mercy of the God of whom the prophet says: it is he who heals the wounds of broken hearts, who defends the weak and proclaims the freedom of slaves, who consoles all the afflicted and bestows upon them the oil of gladness instead of a mourning robe, a song of praise instead of a sorrowful heart (cf. Is 61:1,2,3)


Members of Pakistan's Christian minority at an Easter service. Courtesy BBC.



HAPPY EASTER!

1 comment:

Kike said...

Happy Resurrection Easter!!