From a Vatican News staff reporter On Sunday, the celebration of the Easter Liturgy in a crowded, sunny square of St. Peter began with the rite of “He was resurrected“In the foyer of the square decorated with 40,000 flowers brought from the Netherlands. The deacons opened the doors of the icon of the Most Holy Savior, which Pope Francis infuriated the icon and about 100,000 believers, returning after two years of pandemic to celebrate Easter Sunday together. Pope Francis presides over the Liturgy
He rose from the dead
The first reading, taken from the Acts of the Apostles, reminiscent of the words of St. Peter to the Colossians, was followed by the chanting of the Easter procession, after which the Gospel of John was preached in Latin and Greek – narrating the discovery of the empty tomb. and the confusion of the disciples who had not yet understood the Scriptures, “that he was to rise again from the dead.” Then the Pope and the assembly fell silent after the proclamation of the Word of God. Pope Francis greets the faithful
In search of the common good
In the prayer of the faithful in various languages, world leaders were called upon to seek the common good.
Prayers in Ukrainian for the deceased followed, to participate in the eternal Easter.
After the Eucharist, the blessing of Pope Francis completed the Easter Liturgy, with the tradition of “let us go in peace”, a peace that today must be sought with perseverance and prayer.
At the end of the celebration, Pope Francis boarded his Popemobile and greeted the faithful, stopping to reciprocate the affectionate gesture to those who called or greeted him with a wave.
This was one of Popemobile’s first trips to Via della Conciliazione for some time – marking a long-awaited return to normalcy after a long pandemic isolation.
Pope Francis greets the faithful with his Popemobile
The full video of Easter Sunday Liturgy
