The Lord of Life is more powerful than death
21 aprile 2025
While the words of the angels to the women who had come to the sepulcher, “Why are you seeking among the dead him who is alive?”, we have had news of the passing away of Pope Francis from this world to the Father. He had begun his Petrine ministry presenting himself as Bishop of Rome and as Bishop of Rome he concluded it, with the benediction “urbi et orbi”, to the city and to the world.
The brothers and sisters of Bose give thanks to the Lord for the gift that was Pope Francis to the Church, “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic”, the Church confessed by all the disciples of Christ who on Sunday have celebrated on the same date the resurrection of their one Lord. And they give thanks for what the Lord has done through Pope Francis for the good of all humanity, for peace and justice throughout the world, for respect of the dignity of every human being.
The brothers and sisters of Bose entrust to the Lord of Life his servant Francis, who for them has also been a solicitous pastor from the beginning of his Petrine ministry and has confirmed them in faith and in their monastic and ecumenical way of life.
In this hour marked by death we repeat with even greater force the Easter message: “Christ is risen! He is truly risen!”. Death has been vanquished: “Where, o death, is your victory?”. The Lord of Life, whose faithful servant Pope Francis was up until his last breath, is more powerful than death.