We have finally reached the end of our Lenten journey, a 40-day period of purification and reorientation of our lives, with a more intense connection with God and a renewal of our lives.

We have finally come to the culmination of our long wait for salvation and, rejoicing together as one Church and the holy people of God, we cry and sing out together, “Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ has conquered death!”

Today we celebrate the glorious Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who suffered and died for us, bearing all the burdens and punishments due to our sins and wickedness.

Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, He showed us His great triumph over sin and death, that they no longer hold dominion over us.

All the joy and celebration that we have and this upcoming 50 days of rejoicing during the whole Easter season come from the fact that we have been given the assurance of eternal life and freedom from the damnation and domination of sin — and that death no longer reigns over us.

Through His glorious resurrection, Our Lord has promised that we too shall rise with Him and enjoy forever the true joy and glory of God’s Kingdom, where we shall enjoy forever the fullness of God’s grace and blessings. This is what the Lord has always meant and intended for all of us, as each one of us has been created out of God’s overflowing love and kindness, and He has always wanted us to enjoy forever the fullness of His love, all the blessings, and good things He has created in this world.

God did not spare His own most Beloved Son, His only Begotten, Whom He offered willingly and freely for us all, to be sacrificed as the Paschal Lamb, by Whose suffering and death we may be freed and healed of our many sins and corruptions.

Through the breaking of the Lord’s Most Precious Body and the shedding of His Most Precious Blood, sharing these with us through the gift of the Most Holy Eucharist, God has crafted for us the perfect and ultimate remedy for our sins.

The death of Christ Who willingly took upon Himself our many sins and their punishments is reminiscent of how God spared Isaac by sending a ram to be sacrificed in his place.

Therefore, the crucifixion of Jesus, His suffering and death brought us freedom from our sins because by His Most Precious Body and Blood that we partake of in the Eucharist and by our sincere faith and desire to be reunited with Him, God has forgiven us all our sins and made us whole once again, freed from all the shackles of sin and all the bonds of temptation and evil that had kept us chained and separated from Him, our loving Father and Creator.

We celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord with the theme: Our faithful, loving God gives us the joy of his salvation.

Join the psalmist in rejoicing over the mighty things that God has done for us, His chosen people.

Happy Easter to all!