04/15/2026
🔴 “The first thing Christ wishes to share with the Myrrh-bearing Women early in the morning is joy,” writes Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada in his pastoral message for Holy Pascha.
“Joy springs from the encounter with the Son of God, who grants us salvation. It is the shared joy of communion once lost and restored in Christ. It removes sorrow and distress, which are signs of distance from God,” he added.
In the first part of his message, the bishop underlined that “the beginning of our resurrection is the work of God.”
“The experience of humanity before the coming of Christ was one of profound suffering due to the fragility of human nature, sin and the helplessness man felt amid the vicissitudes of life. The Prophet David summarises this reality in his cry to God: ‘Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hear me; attend to the voice of my supplication when I cry unto Thee’ (Psalm 140:1).”
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