Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 8, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Apr 8, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA).Here is the full text of Pope Francis' Easter Vigil homily, delivered on April 8 in St. Peter's Basilica.The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon as the women set out toward Jesus' tomb. They make their way forward, bewildered and dismayed, their hearts overwhelmed with grief at the death that took away their Beloved. Yet upon arriving and seeing the empty tomb, they turn around and retrace their steps. They leave the tomb behind and run to the disciples to proclaim a change of course: Jesus is risen and awaits them in Galilee. In their lives, those women experienced Easter as a Pasch, a passage. They pass from walking sorrowfully towards the tomb to running back with joy to the disciples to tell them not only that the Lord is risen, but also that they are to set out immediately to reach a...