{"id":27886,"date":"2026-04-05T16:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=27886"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:11:58","slug":"easter-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/easter-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ is Risen &#8211; Alleluia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27886\" class=\"elementor elementor-27886\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c491a65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c491a65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Veronese_-_The_Resurrection_of_Christ_c.1580.jpg?resize=866%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 866w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Veronese_-_The_Resurrection_of_Christ_c.1580.jpg?resize=1155%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Resurrection of Christ by Paolo Veronese (c. 1580)\nPublic domain.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47d50e0\" data-id=\"47d50e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372e051 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This love transforms our lives and fills us with joy\u2026 We do not pretend that life is all beauty. We are aware of darkness and sin, of poverty and pain. But we know Jesus has conquered sin and passed through his own pain to the glory of the Resurrection. And we live in the light of his Paschal Mystery &#8211; the mystery of his Death and Resurrection. \u201cWe are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!\u201d. We are not looking for a shallow joy but rather a joy that comes from faith, that grows through unselfish love, that respects the \u201cfundamental duty of love of neighbor, without which it would be unbecoming to speak of Joy\u201d.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">St. John Paul II,\u00a0Sunday Angelus, 30 November 1986<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebede6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ebede6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Christ\u2019s victory over death, we find the eternal promise of life, hope, and redemption. We wish you all a Joyous Easter!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Easter! The Resurrection of Christ by Paolo Veronese (c. 1580) Public domain. We who are Christians have a further cause for joy: like Jesus, we know that we are loved by God our Father. This love transforms our lives and fills us with joy\u2026 We do not pretend that life is all beauty. 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