Easter Vigil from St Peter’s Basilica Vatican City –Ustream/Twitter
(CNA) Pope Francis called on Christians to allow the risen Jesus to enter their lives and to welcome Him with trust as a friend during the most holy night of the year.
“If up until now you have kept Him at a distance step forward…He will receive you with open arms–If you have been indifferent, take a risk, you won’t be disappointed,” Pope Francis said at St Peter’s Basilica, during the Easter Vigil Mass.
“Trust Him, be confident that He is close to you, He is with you and He will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as He would have you do.”
Pope Francis observed that “newness often makes us fearful, including the newness which God brings us, the newness which God asks of us…Jesus no longer belongs to the past but lives in the present and is projected towards the future, He is the everlasting today of God,” he emphasized. “Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome Him as a friend with trust–He is life.”
Full article here from Catholic News Agency
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