How to Make Every Day Easter: Pope’s Advice
Contrasting experiences of each hour, seeming chaos, and fear of the future all find their answer in the words of the mysterious youth dressed in white. Life can feel chaotic, and the future of both our lives and the world might seem daunting, but we have a [translate:"lodestar towards which we can direct"] it all, assured Pope Leo at the general audience on November 5.
Hour by hour, we encounter pain, suffering, and sadness mixed with joy, wonder, and serenity. Through every circumstance, the human heart seeks fullness and profound happiness. The guiding light is the fact and assurance of the Resurrection.
[translate:"Easter does not eliminate the cross"], but defeats it in the miraculous duel that changed our human history. Even our time, marked by many crosses, invokes the dawn of Paschal hope. Christ’s Resurrection is not an idea, a theory, but the Event that is the foundation of faith.
The Pope also reflected on the contemporary relevance of the Paschal mystery, drawing on the wisdom of Edith Stein. Here is a full translation of his brief address:
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning, and welcome to you all! The Pasch of Jesus is an event that does not belong to a distant past, now settled into tradition like so many other episodes in human history.
Author's summary: The Pope emphasizes that despite life's chaos and suffering, the Resurrection offers a steadfast hope that guides and renews faith every day.
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