Fifth Sunday of Lent: Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead
In his Lenten Message for 2011, Pope Benedict invited the faithful to reflect carefully
on the symbol of Baptism and on the Gospel readings over Lent. Sunday April 10th
marks the fifth Sunday in the Lenten period. The reading about Jesus raising Lazarus
from the dead, comes from the Gospel of St. John. Speaking of this Gospel in his Lenten message, Pope Benedict said “faith in the resurrection of the dead and hope in eternal life open our eyes to the ultimate meaning of our existence.”
“God created men and women for resurrection and life,” he said, “and this truth gives an authentic and definitive meaning to human history, to the personal and social lives of men and women, to culture, politics and the economy. Without the light of faith, the entire universe finishes shut within a tomb devoid of any future, any hope.”
Tracey McClure asked Msgr Anthony Figueiredo of the Pope’s charity office Cor Unum, what he makes of this gospel and how should it relate to us…
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