J.M.J. "Easter is the feast of the new creation. Jesus is risen and dies no
more. He has opened the door to a new life, one that no longer knows
illness and death. He has taken mankind up into God Himself. 'Flesh and
blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God', as Saint Paul says in the First Letter to the Corinthians
(15:50). On the subject of Christ’s resurrection and our resurrection,
the Church writer Tertullian in the third century was bold enough to
write: 'Rest assured, flesh and blood, through Christ you have gained
your place in heaven and in the Kingdom of God' (CCL II, 994). A new dimension has opened up for mankind. Creation has become greater and broader."
Pope Benedict XVI, Homily during the Easter Virgil, Holy Saturday, April 7, 2012
Mary, The First Witness of Our Risen Lord, pray for us.
Mary, The First Witness of Our Risen Lord, pray for us.
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