The Gospel of Christ's resurrection fills the heart with joy.
Here is where love triumphs. Christ really died for you and me,
so that we shall rise with him.

 
Servant of God, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, 20th century

The trees stand as though dead...
but these, though lifeless in the winter are green in the spring.
God, knowing your disbelief,
each year effects a resurrection in the visible things
that you...may believe.

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

Let the conviction of the Resurrection give you joy,
seeing that you are a Christian
and are conducting your life in the hope
of future blessings.

 
St. Basil, 4th century

To humanity, which at times, seems to be lost
and dominated by the power of evil, egoism and fear,
the risen Lord offers a gift...his love that forgives, reconciles,
and reopens the spirit to hope.

 
Pope John Paul II, 20th century

God exists: that is the real message of Easter.
Anyone who even begins to grasp what this means
knows what it means to be redeemed.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow
so as to make you forget the joy of the risen Christ.

 
St. Teresa of Kolkata, 20th century

The resurrection of Christ is life for the dead,
pardon for sinners, and glory for the saints.

 
St. Caesarius of Arles, 6th century