Resurrexit sicut dixit

He is risen!
Alleluia!
Indeed, He is risen!
Alleluia!

We have so much for which to be grateful, especially God's gift of himself to us in the person of Christ Jesus, crucified & risen.

We should also be grateful for our Pope, whom I believe to be one of the greatest theological & philisophical intellects of recent times, while still preaching & teaching in a wonderful pastoral manner. Click here for his amazing homily for Easter Vigil from the Vatican website.

Of course the central message is Baptism, but notice all the different approaches & symbols he uses to reveal its meaning & power. There is too much there to take in at once - it requires pondering from several different angles:

The postponing of death vs. the medicine of immortality,
The oil of gladness & the garment of light,
The darkness of the fallen world of the West vs. the rising sun of the East,
The works of death & of life,
Finally, the gift of joy.

I wish you all a peaceful & joyful Paschal week.

Resurrexit sicut dixit
"He is risen, as he said." Mt 28:6

Photo from Whitefriar's church in Dublin, Ireland