The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-07

the cities and the fields. Their
threatening agitation disturbS
and troubles those who love
justice, liberty, a life that is
laborious, honored, beneficent
and tranquil. 1t is the same
agitation that saddened the
streets of Zion on the tragic
eve of the death of Jesus"
Looking down at the hun
dreds of thousands gathered
in St. Peters square, the
Pope told them Of his person.
al feelings:
"Your presence and your
participation, so imposing,
respectful and pious, in this
Easter celebration, tempers
the anxiety and interior dis
tresS of him who bears the
most intense and acute re-
sponsibility and solicitude for
the salvation of all the flock
Of Christ, which the divine
Shepherd of souls has redeem
ed with His Blood"
Despite all the suffering
Christ endured, the Pope re-
called, He prophesied that He
would rise again. "And thus
it happened. He rose again
exactly after three days.
I'm THE LAST HOURS Of
His sojourn here below, He
(uttered) the final predic-
tions about His Church: its
tribulations, strife and strug-
giles, likewise also most
bloody. Jesus continued: i
have overcome the world. |
shall be with you even to the
c-onsummation of the world
The world continues its his
tory. 1t is sure, however, that
its will repre-
sent the eternal glory of
Christ the Son of God of all
those who put their trust in
Him."
Pope John told Christians
that the lesson and the spir-
itual richness Of Easter is
meant to be a powerful slim
illus also this year in
the resolute striving on the
part of each Of us for a more
decisive uplifting toward
those noble heights to which
the voice Of our conscience
and the good inspirations of
our Lord call us, on guard, as
we must always keep our.
selves, against human betray-
al, against diffusive weak
ness, against individual and
collective infidelity TO the
most sacred laws of life"
The Pope concluded by Civ.
ing his blessings to the whole
world, and expressed Easter
greetings I'm Is languages:
Italian, English. French. Ger
man, pants h, Portuguese,
Polish. Dutch, Greek, Russian,
Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian,
Croatian and Slovenian Then
he intoned the Latin formula
to give his blessing "urbi ct
orbi"-to the city and to the
World-which concluded the
annual commemoration of the
greatest feast Of the Church
year.
THE earlier
inside the great basilica be-
gan with the Pope's entry on
a portable chair. The church
was absolutely silent as he
made his appearance, Then
trumpets played the almost
fragile papal hymn as he was
carried TO the altar of the
Blessed Sacrament.
After praying there, he re.
sumed his progress down the
main aisle of the basilica
while the 10000 preseni
chanted the Greed in Latin
Removing his inter, the Pope
sat on a small white throne
while the choir chanted the
prayers OF the liturglcal hour
Of Terce.
The Pope donned cloth-of
gold vestments and began tho
celebration Of Mass at the
great altar under Mcclellan
gelo's dome.
BOTH THE EPisTLE ant
Gospel were chanted in Greek
and Latina special feature
of a solemn papal Mass which
signifies that the Pope rules
over both the Eastern anc
Western Churches.
Al the moment Of the
conservation and elevation
the trumpets sounded again
and all the richly uniformed
guards knelt with the blade,
OF their sabers barred. Accord
ing TO papal custom, the Pope
lifted first the Host and ther
the Chaliee not only in front
Of Him, but also to both