Only the One who from nothingness,
who had called the world into existence,
could break the seals of the tomb;
only he could become the source of New Life.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

Why shouldn't you believe
that you will rise again after this life?
Is it harder for God who made your body when it was not,
to make it anew when it has been?

 
St. Irenaeus, 2nd century

When we rise again with glorified bodies in the power of the Lord,
these bodies will be more brilliant than the sun;
each one will have a special mark of honor and glory
according to the endurance of sufferings
willingly and freely born to the honor and glory of God.

 
Bl. Jan Van Ruysbroeck, 14th century

See how mighty is God in whom death is victory,
and weakness itself is strength;
in whom to suffer is to conquer,
and to endure is to finish the battle.

 
St. Thomas of Villanova, 16th century

The confidence of Christians
is the resurrection of the dead;
believing this, we live.

 
Tertullian, 3rd 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

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 Calcutta, 20th century

The woman who stayed behind to seek Christ
was the only one who saw him.
Perseverance is essential to any good deed.

 
St. Gregory the Great; 6th century