“Jesus is a specialist at turning our deaths into
life, our mourning into dancing (cf. Ps 30:11). With him, we too can experience
a Pasch, that is, a Passover– from self-centredness to communion, from
desolation to consolation, from fear to confidence. Let us not keep our faces
bowed to the ground in fear, but raise our eyes to the risen Jesus. His gaze
fills us with hope, for it tells us that we are loved unfailingly, and that
however much we make a mess of things, his love remains unchanged. This is the
one, non-negotiable certitude we have in life: His love does not change. Let us
ask ourselves: In my life, where am I looking? Am I gazing at graveyards, or
looking for the Living One?” —Pope Francis, “
Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter: Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis,” Apr. 20, 2019
The depiction of the Resurrection of Jesus in the
accompanying image is by the German painter and graphic artist Bernard
Plockhorst (1825-1907).
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