{"id":24327,"date":"2020-04-11T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T09:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofmconv.net\/ministro-generale-messaggio-di-pasqua\/"},"modified":"2020-04-11T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T09:24:21","slug":"ministro-generale-messaggio-di-pasqua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/ministro-generale-messaggio-di-pasqua\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister General: Easter Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome, Easter 2020<\/strong>
\nHe is not here. He has risen (Mt 28:6a)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dear brothers,<\/p>\n

I was always struck by the expression used by the angel who sat on the stone sealing Christ\u2019s tomb. Speaking to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, he says: \u201cHe is not here. He has risen\u201d. I am impressed by the evangelist\u2019s means of expressing this; he goes from a weak \u201cHe is not here\u201d to a solemn \u201cHe has risen\u201d.<\/p>\n

The expression is certainly not a simple description, nor a space-time indication of the location of a body; in this case, the body of the Crucified Lord. Rather, it is a proclamation of the new creation, the final victory; it is the definitive declaration of the Father’s saving will and the redemption carried out in the sacrifice of the Son.<\/p>\n

However, let me repeat, the angel\u2019s words begin with a \u201cweak\u201d means of expression: \u201cHe is not here.\u201d The angel, sitting quietly like a workman on a break from his daily commitments, proclaims\u2014in a simple, serene and non-invasive way\u2014the happy outcome of the Easter itinerary (passion, death and resurrection).<\/p>\n

I interpret this \u201cstyle\u201d to be the appropriate continuation of the attitude that Jesus of Nazareth adopted for his ministry: the use of discreet words, simple gestures and his serenely authoritative presence in order to communicate to the world the magnificence of the Good News, the justice and peace of the Gospel and the generosity of the Father’s merciful love.<\/p>\n

I hope during this Easter\u2014which, in most of the world, will be marked by weakness, disease, poverty, uncertainty, injustice and lack of immunity\u2014that we Franciscans will present ourselves as credible signs of hope, in a way that is peaceful, without too many words, with subtle gestures, perhaps, but with active and decisive love. Only in this way will we be effective instruments of the love of the Father, who in Christ makes all things new.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sanctifying power of this night dispels wickedness,
\nwashes faults away,
\nrestores innocence to the fallen,
\nand joy to mourners.
\nIt drives out hatred,
\nfosters concord,
\nand brings down the mighty.\u201d
\n(Easter Proclamation)<\/em><\/p>\n

Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI
\nMinister General<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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