It is this death-shattering event that makes “this holy building shake with joy” at the Easter Vigil. The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ make clear that sin and death are not the ultimate meaning of life. O death, where is your sting?”(1 Corinthians 15:54–55) Then shall come to pass the saying that is written: When the perishable puts on the imperishable, Paul, those who encounter the Resurrected One, Jesus Christ, can say: Indeed, the universe seems to teach otherwise: galaxies grow further apart emptiness fills the universe our Sun will stop shining the earth is growing old resources dwindle people go hungry addiction runs rampant murder rape slavery abortion hatred violence. But how does the Second Sunday of Easter stand in relation to the first day of Easter? The octave day of the Lord’s Resurrection opens a pathway for the Church to appropriate more deeply and take into herself the Mystery of the Lord’s victory over death.Ĭhristians know that love is the meaning of life, that love is the origin from which man buds forth and the end toward which the universe and each person in it is tending. John Paul II designated the octave day of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday, which has flowered into exuberant celebrations throughout the globe. The Isenheim Altarpiece is sculpted and painted by Niclaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grünewald.
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