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The Resurrection
 


‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ’ (I Peter 1: 3), because through the Resurrection of his Son he has regenerated us and has given us by faith the invincible hope of eternal life, so that we live in the present always directed towards the goal, which is the final meeting with our Lord and Savior.

 
Fourth National
Ecclesial Conveniton
Verona, Italy
19 October 2006

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


Impelled by their love for him, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to ‘visit’ Jesus' tomb. The Evangelist tells us that he comes to meet them and says: ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me’ (Mt 28: 10).
The joy they felt at seeing their Lord was truly indescribable and, filled with enthusiasm they ran to tell the disciples.
The Risen One also repeats to us today, as to these women who stayed by Jesus during the Passion, not to be afraid to become messengers of the proclamation of his Resurrection. Those who encounter the Risen Jesus and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear. This is the message that Christians are called to spread to the very ends of the earth.

 
Regina Caeli
Castel Gandolfo
9 April 2007

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


With the abundance of divine love there is also always the joy of the Holy Spirit, the Resurrection that has already begun and is a journey through the valleys of our suffering towards the Kingdom of God. A Kingdom that is not of this world, but lives in this world and must penetrate it with his power of justice and peace.

 
Regina Caeli
Sixth Sunday of Easter
17 May 2009

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


The resurrection of Christ is central to Christianity. It is a fundamental truth to be reasserted vigorously in every epoch, since to deny it, as has been, and continues to be attempted, or to transform it into a purely spiritual event, is to thwart our very faith.

 
Regina Caeli
30 April, 2006

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


Today… we can enter into dialogue with Jesus, listening to His Word. Today too He breaks the bread for us and gives Himself as our bread. And thus the encounter with the risen Christ, which is also possible today, gives us a more profound and authentic faith, tempered so to say by the fire of the events of Easter. A robust faith because it is nourished not by human ideas but by the Word of God and by his Real Presence in the Eucharist.

 
Regina Coeli
6 April 2008

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


“Out of the depths I cry to you…”
Only the Risen Christ can bring us to complete union with God, to the place where our own powers are unable to bring us. Truly Christ puts the lost sheep upon his shoulders and carries it home. Clinging to his Body we have life, and in communion with his Body we reach the very heart of God. Only thus is death conquered, we are set free and our life is hope.

 
Homily
Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
7 April 2007

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


In the resurrection of Jesus, love has been shown to be stronger than death, stronger than evil. Love made Christ descend, and love is also the power by which he ascends, the power by which he brings us with him.


 
Homily
Easter Vigil
Holy Saturday, 2007

 
 
 
The Resurrection
 


At Easter we rejoice because Christ did not remain in the tomb, his body did not see corruption; he belongs to the world of the living, not to the world of the dead; we rejoice because he is the Alpha and also the Omega … he lives not only yesterday, but today and for eternity.

 
Homily
Easter Vigil
Holy Saturday, 2006

 

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