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At Easter the destiny of the world was changed, and on this day, which also coincides with the most probable date of Christ’s resurrection, we can rejoice to celebrate, by pure grace, the most important and beautiful day of history.
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null / Pablo Esparza/CNAVatican City, Apr 9, 2023 / 04:45 am (CNA).On the morning of Easter Sunday 2023, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter s Square before delivering his Urbi et Orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter s Basilica before an estimated 100,000 people."Urbi et Orbi" means "To the City [of Rome] and to the World." It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.Here is the full text of the pope s blessing:Dear brothers and sisters, Christ is risen!On this day we proclaim that he, the Lord of our life, is "the resurrection and the life" of the world (cf. Jn 11:25). Today is Easter, the Pasch, a word that means "passage", for in Jesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made: the passage from death to life, from sin to grace, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion in him. In him, the Lord of time and history, I