Easter Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord – Holy Mass on Easter Day 2026 April | 05, Saint Peter’s Square, PAPAL MASS
Booklet for Easter Sunday “Resurrection of the Lord” – Easter Sunday, April 5th 2026
Homily by Pope Leo XIV, the “Resurrection of the Lord” – Easter Sunday, 2026 April 04 St Peter’s Square, PAPAL MASS
Dear brothers and sisters, Today all of creation is resplendent with new light, a song of praise rises from the earth, and our hearts rejoice: Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life!
This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death, where we feel threatened and sometimes overwhelmed. It opens us up to a hope that never fails, to a light that never fades, to a fullness of joy that nothing can take away: death has been conquered forever; death no longer has power over us!
This is a message that is not always easy to accept, a promise that we struggle to embrace, because the power of death constantly threatens us, both from within and without.
Photographs of the “Resurrection of the Lord” – Easter Sunday, 2026 April 04 St Peter’s Square, PAPAL MASS
We Catholics observe Easter to commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, recognising it as the moment when He sacrificially redeemed humanity from sin and paved the way to eternal life. This observance begins at the Last Supper, where Jesus shared bread and wine with His disciples—an event known as the First Eucharist—referring to them as His body and blood given for all.
During this meal, Jesus also washed the feet of His twelve disciples, demonstrating humility and teaching that true love involves serving others.
After suffering an unjust condemnation, being mocked and tortured, and shedding all his blood. As the true immolated Lamb, he took upon himself the sin of the world.
Jesus’s suffering and death on the Cross are therefore regarded not as a defeat, but as an act of love and redemption;
We Catholics believe that by following Christ and receiving the Eucharist, they participate in this sacrifice, which offers salvation and the hope of heaven.