V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. R. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Jesus is not in the tomb anymore. God chooses the side of the crucified and not that of those who killed him. Jesus' death has meaning. Being at the service of others has meaning. We expect to be raised by God to a new life.
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We thank you, Father, for the Resurrection of your crucified Son. Through him we ask you to increase in us our love and faith so that we can give ourselves to the service of those who suffer, and rise to a new life.