On this night, everything is marvellously summed up in one name, the name of the Risen Christ. The mystery of your Death and Resurrection descends into the baptismal waters that receive the old, carnal man and make him pure with divine youthfulness itself. I welcome you with brotherly affection. Your presence here in Saint Peter s Square is indicative of the variety of cultures and peoples who have opened their hearts to the Gospel. On this night death gives way to life for you too, as for all the baptized.
Sin is erased and a new life begins.
Persevere to the end in fidelity and love. Yes, dear Brothers and Sisters, Jesus lives and we live in him. This is the gift of this night, which has definitively revealed to the world the power of Christ, Son of the Virgin Mary, whom he gave to us as Mother at the foot of the Cross. This Vigil makes us part of a day that knows no end. The day of Christ s Passover, which for humanity is the beginning of a renewed springtime of hope.