The Resurrection of Christ

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  Word of God  
 
I am the resurrection and the life.
Jesus; John 11:25
 


If we please the Lord in this life,
we shall receive the life to come;
for he has promised that he will raise us from the dead.

 
St. Polycarp, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Peace be with you.
Jesus; John 20:19
 


Jesus Christ, after his resurrection,
surprised the disciples when he appeared in disguise,
only to vanish as soon as he declared himself.
The same Jesus still lives and works among us.

 
'Abandonment to Divine Providence', J.P. de Caussade, 18th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You were also raised with Christ
through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead.
Colossians 2:12
 


No one, however weak,
is denied a share in the victory of the cross.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The God of our fathers raised Jesus,
whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
Acts 5:30
 


Since a tree had brought about the downfall of mankind,
it was upon a tree that mankind crossed over to the realm of life.

 
St. Ephraem, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The righteous one, my servant,
shall make many to be accounted righteous.
Isaiah 53:11
 


We have been truly set free from subjection to sin
because we are united to him who is truly free.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
That I may know Christ
and the power of his resurrection.
Philippians 3:10
 


To share Christ’s resurrection 

means to set our hearts on the eternal life he is offering us,
here and now.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The God of our ancestors
raised Jesus from the dead.
Acts of the Apostles 5:30
 


Christ is risen!
He has burst open the gates of hell
and let the dead go free.

 
St. Maximus of Turin, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the resurrection and the life.
Jesus; John 11:25
 


Jesus plants in our hearts the conviction
that God is able to make everything work unto good,
because, even from the grave, he brings life.

 
Pope Francis, 21st century

 

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