"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles." —Luke 24:1-10
This is just a quick post to commemorate the most important feast of the year for Catholics the world over, Easter, known as Pascha to those of the Eastern tradition. Indeed, many different languages use similar words for Easter derived from Pesach, or Passover, such as Pascua, in Spanish, and Paşti, in Romanian.
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, called for peace this Easter and stressed that the world can be saved, because Creation originates from the love of God. He also baptized and confirmed six catechumens, each from a different country:
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