Christ has risen! Alleluia!
The word, “alleluiaâ€, signifies “give praise to Godâ€. Blessed are those who follow him and praise him.
No other event has been recorded in the history of the world comparable to the one that took place on that Sunday morning when the women discovered the empty tomb of Our Lord. Yet, the glorious Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, can only be recognized as such through faith.
With the Resurrection of Our Lord, a new age dawned in the salvation history of humanity, a new chapter was written in the story of the love that God has for us.
My dear brothers and sisters
We Christians should understand that the Resurrection of Christ is not only a historical happening. Almost two thousand years have passed since this most important of all events in the life of Christians occurred. As followers of Christ, we should see in the Resurrection the mystery of the redemption of humanity and our own personal redemption. Jesus Christ lives today, and every day, with us. His Resurrection changed the history of humanity, the meaning of faith and religion for the People of God.
The Resurrection of Christ was not only the confirmation of all that he said and taught during his earthly life, it was also the confirmation of his divinity, of his divine authority, of his absolute power over life and death. He had promised that he would rise from the dead. And he kept his promise.
On a personal level, today, we Christians have a great deal to celebrate.
The triumphant Resurrection of Our Lord shows us two aspects of the Paschal Mystery that are fundamental for our personal life. In the Easter Proclamation we heard that through his Resurrection, the Lord has saved us from the darkness of sin and has given us an opportunity to share completely in the love of God, in the grace of the Holy Spirit. We joyfully celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord.
Through this great event, Our Lord calls on us to transform our lives, to keep trying to do better, to persevere in our attempts to be faithful to be as faithful to God as God is to us.
Christ has risen! Alleluia!!