In his Easter message this year, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang has declared that from 30th April 2023 (Good Shepherd/Vocations Sunday) to 8th December 2024 (Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception), the Diocese of Macau will celebrate the “Diocesan Year of Vocations”.
In this reflection, Fr Paolo Consonni considers the Resurrection as a birth into new life passing through the pangs of death. While affirming that Jesus rose from the dead by virtue of His divine power, he highlights the human experience of Jesus on the Cross and how His cry for the Father’s love and mercy was answered through the Resurrection.
In this reflection, Fr Jijo Kandamkulathy writes that Jesus’ resurrection is a sign of hope for us and urges us to throw off the shackles of the fear of death. Death, which is the result of sin, is defeated, and life, represented in Christ Himself, emerges victorious.