{"id":210806,"date":"2019-04-21T05:03:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T09:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=210806"},"modified":"2019-04-21T05:03:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T09:03:20","slug":"pope-during-easter-vigil-reject-the-glitter-of-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/21\/pope-during-easter-vigil-reject-the-glitter-of-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope during Easter vigil: reject the &#8216;glitter of wealth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vaticannews\/videos\/623466084747147\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB0TsB8tBtKK-f4bk_cp_XH-OIhTIs0MX7T-x7hMjGcZaKSnwvC_S9-EvnN_LbSvoQA0pAt0mtd1h5Amsz8bw88fwMFdJMOeV7fCOt0PpoBh5QW_lSD0jLozpDxXkEsoqd_27GyOxO5q86HfuWfObIhjG-U3N8OKKr0_S3bWs8CVqfvNzoBr3hi59nicq6Hftbo2CzpngG8Wx5elnhXXUkB8xURZUA7Q2RqZL1mqgPnle50vNOh6FtCqiPi2PbKhp2BudneBhn0x0v55QCoa1sRKvpzK5uZW6kcL9k3svB4VOtsmgHImtIMTu12lJWSrs-Seh0GIYPTtVJ0Z6gHDUvyqI8W8t3AMyvY&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"1170\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vaticannews\/videos\/623466084747147\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vaticannews\/videos\/623466084747147\/\">Pope celebrates Easter Vigil Mass<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis celebrates the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica. English-language commentary is provided.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vaticannews\/\">Vatican News<\/a> on Saturday, April 20, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>VATICAN CITY \u2013 At an Easter vigil in St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the \u201cglitter of wealth,\u201d and to avoid seeking life&#8217;s meaning in \u201cthings that pass away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not bury hope!\u201d Francis exclaimed, after noting that when things go badly, \u201cwe lose heart and come to believe that death is stronger than life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe become cynical, negative and despondent,\u201d Francis added.<\/p>\n<p>For Christians, Easter is a day of joy and hope, as they mark their belief that Jesus triumphed over death by resurrection following crucifixion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSin seduces; it promises things easy and quick, prosperity and success, but leaves behind only solitude and death,\u201d the pope said. \u201cSin is looking for life among the dead, for the meaning of life in things that pass away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging the faithful, Francis said: \u201cWhy not prefer Jesus, the true light, to the glitter of wealth, career, pride and pleasure?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the ceremony on Easter&#8217;s eve, Francis, dressed in white robes, slowly carried a lit candle up the aisle of a darkened St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica. At the chant in Latin for \u201clight of Christ, the basilica&#8217;s lights were suddenly switched on in a dramatic tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Arrayed before the steps of the altar was a row of cardinals, wearing ivory robes. Behind them in the pews sat diplomats with their spouses and thousands of rank-and-file Catholics, tourists and pilgrims among them.<\/p>\n<p>Among those in the basilica were eight adults who were baptized by the pope during the Mass. The Vatican said these new faithful are from Italy, Albania, Ecuador, Indonesia and Peru. From a shell-shaped silver dish, Francis poured holy water over the bowed heads of the three men and five women, after they walked up to him, one by one, and listened to him calling their first names.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Francis celebrates Easter Mass in late morning in St. Peter&#8217;s Square and gives a speech from the basilica balcony. Known by its Latin name \u201cUrbi et Orbi\u201d (to the city and to the world), the speech is an occasion to reflect on the world&#8217;s war-ravaged and other tense spots while paying tribute to Catholics&#8217; practicing their faith sometimes in the face of persecution or other difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope celebrates Easter Vigil Mass Pope Francis celebrates the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica. 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