Pope Francis starts off his homily by talking about how the disciples were with Jesus to the very end, and since they had shared so much with Jesus they were very stricken with grief. Pope Francis then goes on to talk about how the women had so much love for Jesus that they went to his tomb and found it empty. This was something new and unexpected in their lives, and situation like this arise in our everyday life, especially religious ones. They make us fearful and have to come out of our normal routine, and God is always surprising us with new things in our life. Some might be good and some might be bad, but there is always a reason for everything.
Pope Francis then says that we must embrace the newness that God gives us. We must never get too down on ourselves, we must always keep our head up and keep trooping because there are no situations God cannot change and no sin to severe for God to forgive. Pope Francis goes back to talking about the gospel and how the two angels told the women that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus’ death had now turned into an event, an event that would change these women’s lives forever. It would also change all of humankind forever.
Jesus no longer belongs to the past but is part of the present; he is the ever lasting “today” of God. The newness of God that was presented to the women, and to all of humanity, is that Jesus won a victory over death, sin, evil, and everything that degrades humanity. Pope Francis calls daily problems that wrap us up in bitterness and sadness the evils of today in which death lives. Pope Francis then goes on to tell us that we must trust in Jesus; let him enter our life because he is life. If we have kept Jesus at a distance now is the time to accept him as our friend, our savior, our God. We must have faith and trust in him because he is close to us at all times.
The women who met the angles responded to their message with fear. The angels told them to remember what Jesus had told them when he was still in Galilee. Remembering everything Jesus had done and said during their time with him gave the women the confidence and faith to bring the message of the angels to the rest of the apostles. For us remembering everything God has done in our lives will help us open our hearts to the future, we must always remember the things God has done for us. Pope Francis ended his homily by reminding us to “not look among the dead for the Living One.”
Pope Francis is doing a lot of risky things that are causing the Swiss Guard a lot of headaches. He is going out into the people and sharing the message of God, which can be quite risky because there are a lot of people that want the pope dead. Pope Francis is a very humble man and I believe that his humbleness can teach everyone around the world to really help the poor and live more simply. Pope Francis also stresses that we must work for peace in the world and he also supports women in the church. The Pope’s main mission is that we must come back to the church and urge other Catholics back too. This is an important mission because many people have moved away from church, especially young people.
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