Christ is risen! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Sisters and Brothers:

Once again, today’s Easter gospel, tells of the gradual awakening of Easter faith and joy in the hearts of the disciples. First, there is the news from Mary Magdalene that Jesus’ body has been taken from the tomb.

Peter and the beloved disciple run to verify the report. Peter, confused by his miserable failure to stand by Jesus and now by this report about the empty tomb, cannot yet make anything of the wrappings left in the tomb. Like the rest of the disciples, he has yet to understand the scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead. Jesus needs to appear to Peter to bring him to faith.

The beloved disciple, however, is presented as more open to faith. Because he had always been close to Jesus, he believes in the risen Lord even before he appears to them. He has an eagerness of faith that is rooted in love.

But once confirmed in faith in the risen Lord, there is no stopping the disciples. Their Easter faith overcomes their fear and puts everything in the right perspective — even their failures. It is necessary that the Messiah must suffer and die, and then rise from the dead.

In the light of the resurrection, the tragedy of Jesus’ death is resolved. In light of Jesus’ resurrection, our lives even today take on a very special meaning.

Easter is the beginning of attitudes and spirit, of hopes and ambition, of confidence and trust. It is our responsibility to cooperate with this wonderful grace that Jesus is offering to us. We will move ahead with determination to new possibilities, as the apostles eventually did after Pentecost; to rid ourselves of the “bad yeast” and evil conditions at the heart of ourselves and to encourage and approve the good news that comes our way.

May your Easter be full of joy! A Blessed Easter to all!

Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFM, Cap. D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Agana

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Mensahen Pasgua 2010 ginen i Atsubispo

La’la’ ta’lo si Jesu Kristo! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Afane’los:

Ta;’lo un biahi, i ibangheliun pa’go na Pasgua, ha sangangani hit I adumididi makmatan i hinenggen Pasgua yan minagof gi korason I mandisipulu. Fine’nana, i nutisihan Maria Magdalena na mana’suha I tataotao Jesu Kristo ginen i naftan. Achamalagu si Pedro yan i guaiyayon na disipulu para u maprueba i sinangan-na si Maria.

Si Pedro, nina’atburotao ni pineddong-na para utachuyi si Jesu Kristo, ya pa’go

ginen este na sinedda’ put i basihu na naftan, ti sina hakomprende put I balutan ni estaba ma sotta’ ha’ gi halom i naftan. Taiguihi i pumalun mandisipulu, debi di u komprende i eskrituras na debi si Jesu Kristo di ukahulu’ ginen i finatai.

Ha nisisita si Jesu Kristo para u na’annok gue’ as Pedro para u konne gue’ guatu gi hinengge. I guaiyayon na disipulu, ma prisenta komu mas mababa para i hinengge. Sa’ put hagas ha’ hihot gi as Jesu Kristo man hongge gi luma’la’ ta’lo na Saina antes di u

annok giya siha. I linisto-na manhongge manhali’ gi guinaiya. Ya annai manmakonfitma gi hinengge gi luma’la’ ta’lo na Saina, ti sina mana’famara i mandisipulu. I hinenggen-niha Pasgua hahuhulat I mina’a'nao ya hapo’po’lu todu gi dinanche na inatan–kun todu I pineddong-niha.

Gof nesisariu na i Mesias umasapet yan umatai, ya despues ula’la’ ta’lo ginen i finatai. Gi ininan i resureksion, I dinimalas i finatai Jesu Kristo ha sodda i binali-na. Gi ininan I resureksion Jesu Kristo, i lina’la’-ta kun todu pa’go gumai espesiat na siknifikasion.

I Pasgua i tinituhon atitudu yan espiritu, ninangga yan diniseha, kunfiansa yan inangokko. I responsibilidat-ta i para ta fan a’ayuda yan este na na’manman grasiha ni ha ufreresi hit si Jesu Kristo. Siempre manhanao mo’na hit yan ditetminasion para nuebu na pusibilidat siha, taimanu ha i man apostoles a dumididi’ macho’gue despues di Pentekostes; para ta na’huyong ginen hita mismo i “baba na libadura” yan i tailayen kundision siha ginen i kurason-ta yan para ta uga’ yan ta apreba i  maolek na nutisiha.

Ohalara ya u bula minagof i Pasgua-mu! Filis Pasgua para todu!