Pope
Francis: Let our lives be conquered and transformed by the Resurrection
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis recited the Regina Coeli on Easter
Monday, leading the pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square in a rousing chant of
“Christ is risen!”
“In Him, through our Baptism, we are risen, we have passed from
death to life, from the slavery of sin to the freedom of love,” said the Pope.
“This is the Good News that we are called to carry to others in
every environment, animated by the Holy Spirit,” he said.
“Faith in the resurrection of Jesus and the hope He has brought
to us is the most beautiful gift that a Christian can and must offer his
brothers and sisters,” continued Pope Francis.
“To one and all, therefore, do not tire of repeating: Christ is
risen,” he urged the crowd, inviting them to repeat the phrase with him three
times in the Square.
Pope Francis said the Good News of the Resurrection should
“shine on our face, in our feelings and in our behaviour, in the way in which
we treat others.”
“We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light
illuminates the dark moments of our existence, and we are able share it with
others; when we know when to smile with those who smile, and weep with those
who weep; when we accompany those who are sad and at risk of losing hope; when
we recount our experience of Faith to those who are searching for meaning and
happiness,” Pope Francis said. “And there - with our attitude, with our
witness, with our life - we say ‘Jesus is Risen,’ with our soul.”
The Pope made mention of the “curious” truth that the Liturgy
treats the entire Octave – eight days – of Easter as one day, to “help us enter
into the mystery” of the feast.
“Let our lives be conquered and transformed by the
Resurrection,” he said.
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