教宗頒賜降福及復活節文告
教宗頒賜降福及復活節文告
教宗呼籲手握武器的人應放下武器，那些能引發戰爭的權勢者應選擇和平，讓基督的平安來觸動並改變我們每一個人的心。
「復活節快樂！」教宗良十四世4月5日、復活主日中午從聖伯多祿大殿中央陽台用中文等十個語言表達了這個祝福。同時，他也宣布將於4月11日週六傍晚在聖伯多祿大殿為和平舉行祈禱活動，邀請眾人與他一起參與。
在歡慶主耶穌復活的日子，教宗於正午時分來到聖伯多祿大殿的中央陽台，降福羅馬城和全世界，並且頒賜他的第一份復活節文告。他開門見山地引用《復活節繼抒詠》，喜樂地宣報：「基督復活了！」
教宗闡明，「逾越奧跡是一場勝利：生命勝過死亡、光明勝過黑暗、愛勝過仇恨。這勝利的代價極為高昂，也就是：永生的天主之子基督（參閱：瑪十六16）必須死亡」。祂遭遇了不公的判刑、受盡折磨後，「死在十字架上，傾流了祂全部的血」。「祂有如真正被宰殺的羔羊那樣，親自承擔了世界的罪（參閱：若一29；伯前一18-19），如此解救了所有人，並與我們一起解救受造界，使我們脫離罪惡的掌控」。
那麼，耶穌是如何取得勝利？祂是憑藉什麼力量從死者中復活，而且不是恢復原先的生活，卻是進入永恆的生命？教宗解釋說：「這力量、這威能正是天主本身。祂是創造並孕育生命的愛、忠信到底的愛、寬恕並救贖的愛。」
接著，教宗提及耶穌受難前在革責瑪尼莊園的祈禱。那時候，祂對天父說：「我父！如果這杯不能離去，非要我喝不可，就成就祢的意願吧！」（瑪廿六42）教宗表明，耶穌就這樣以行動走完了「對話之路」：「為了尋找我們這些迷失的人，祂取得肉軀；為了解救我們這些受奴役的人，祂成為了奴僕；為了將生命賜給我們這些終將一死的人，祂接受在十字架上遭到殺害。」
「耶穌藉以復活的力量，完全是非暴力的。」教宗強調了這點，並指出這類似於一粒麥子掉到土裡、發芽長大，最終長成黃澄澄的麥田。這又像是人心被冒犯受傷後，抵拒報復的本能，卻滿懷憐憫之情，為冒犯自己的人祈禱。
為此，教宗說：「弟兄姐妹，這是為世人帶來和平的真正力量，因為它在各層級激發彼此尊重的關係：在個人、家庭、社會團體和民族之間都如此。它不追求片面的利益，卻尋求公眾的福祉；它不願加強自己的計劃，卻促進計劃的構思，並與他人一起實現。」
此外，教宗也指出，上主藉著祂的復活，更大力地促使我們「面對我們自由的劇碼」。「在空墓前，我們究竟是會如同門徒們那樣充滿希望和驚奇，或者是會跟看守者和法利賽人一樣恐懼，不得不撒謊」，只為了「不承認那被處死的耶穌真的復活了」（參閱：瑪廿八11-15）。
因此，教宗敦促眾人「在逾越奧跡的光照下，接受基督帶給我們的驚奇，以及祂無盡的聖愛給我們心靈帶來的改變」。「願手握武器者，放下武器！願那些能引發戰爭的權勢者，選擇和平！和平並非靠武器，而是藉著對話達成的！」
「我們正在對暴力習以為常，屈服於它，而且變得冷漠」。冷漠的全球化日漸加劇，良十四世為此引述方濟各教宗去年復活主日在同一個陽台向世人表達的臨終話語：「在每天殃及世界不同地方的許多衝突中，我們看到多少死亡的意志！」（2025年4月20日，《復活節文告》）
普雷沃斯特教宗說：「我們人人都害怕死亡，出於恐懼而轉身不顧，寧可不看。我們不可再冷漠以對！我們不可屈服於惡。聖奧斯定教導說：『你如果害怕死亡，就要熱愛復活。』（講道集124,4）我們也要熱愛復活，這為我們指出，邪惡沒有最後的話語權，因為它已經被復活主所擊潰。」
復活的主耶穌「通過死亡來賜給我們生命與平安」。教宗闡明，「耶穌賜給我們的平安不只是讓武器噤聲，還觸動並改變我們每個人的心靈」。為此，教宗鼓勵眾人歸向基督的平安，並宣布將於4月11日週六傍晚在聖伯多祿大殿為和平舉行祈禱活動，邀請所有人與他一同參與。
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Pope Leo XIV Easter 2026 Urbi et Orbi Full Text of Message
Brothers and sisters,
Christ is risen! Happy Easter!
For centuries, the Church has joyfully sung of the event that is the origin and foundation of her faith: “Yes, Christ my hope is arisen / Christ indeed from death is risen / Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning” (Easter Sequence).
Easter is the victory of life over death, of light over darkness, of love over hatred. It is a victory that came at a very high price: Christ, the Son of the living God (cf. Mt 16:16), had to die — and die on a cross — after suffering an unjust condemnation, being mocked and tortured, and shedding all his blood. As the true immolated Lamb, he took upon himself the sin of the world (cf. Jn 1:29; 1 Pet 1:18–19) and thus freed us all — and with us, all creation — from the dominion of evil.
But how was Jesus able to be victorious? What is the strength with which he defeated once and for all the ancient adversary, the prince of this world (cf. Jn 12:31)? What is the power with which he rose from the dead, not returning to his former life, but entering into eternal life and thus opening in his own flesh the passage from this world to the Father?
This strength, this power, is God himself for he is Love who creates and generates, Love who is faithful to the end and Love who forgives and redeems.
Christ, our “victorious King,” fought and won his battle through trusting abandonment to the Father’s will, to his plan of salvation (cf. Mt 26:42). Thus he walked the path of dialogue to the very end, not in words but in deeds: to find us who were lost, he became flesh; to free us who were slaves, he became a slave; to give life to us mortals, he allowed himself to be killed on the cross.
The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent. It is like that of a grain of wheat which, having rotted in the earth, grows, breaks through the clods, sprouts, and becomes a golden ear of wheat. It is even more like that of a human heart which, wounded by an offense, rejects the instinct for revenge and, filled with compassion, prays for the one who has committed the offense.
Brothers and sisters, this is the true strength that brings peace to humanity, because it fosters respectful relationships at every level: among individuals, families, social groups, and nations. It does not seek private interests, but the common good; it does not seek to impose its own plan, but to help design and carry out a plan together with others.
Yes, Christ’s resurrection is the beginning of a new humanity; it is the entrance into the true promised land, where justice, freedom, and peace reign, where all recognize one another as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father who is Love, Life, and Light.
Brothers and sisters, through his resurrection, the Lord confronts us even more powerfully with the dramatic reality of our freedom. Before the empty tomb, we can be filled with hope and wonder, like the disciples, or with fear like the guards and the Pharisees, forced to resort to lies and subterfuge rather than acknowledge that the one who had been condemned is truly risen (cf. Mt 28:11–15)!
In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!
We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people. Indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to the economic and social consequences they produce, which we all feel. There is an ever-increasing “globalization of indifference,” to borrow an expression dear to Pope Francis, who one year ago from this loggia addressed his final words to the world, reminding us: “What a great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world!” (Urbi et Orbi Message, 20 April 2025).
The cross of Christ always reminds us of the suffering and pain that surround death and the agony it entails. We are all afraid of death, and out of fear we turn away, preferring not to look. We cannot continue to be indifferent! And we cannot resign ourselves to evil! Saint Augustine teaches: “If you fear death, love the resurrection!” (Sermon 124, 4). Let us too love the resurrection, which reminds us that evil is not the last word, because it has been defeated by the Risen One.
He passed through death to give us life and peace: “I leave you peace; I give you my peace. Not as the world gives it, I give it to you” (Jn 14:27). The peace that Jesus gives us is not merely the silence of weapons, but the peace that touches and transforms the heart of each one of us! Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ! Let us make heard the cry for peace that springs from our hearts! For this reason, I invite everyone to join me in a prayer vigil for peace that we will celebrate here in Saint Peter’s Square next Saturday, April 11.
On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination, and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by a hatred and indifference that make us feel powerless in the face of evil. To the Lord we entrust all hearts that suffer and await the true peace that only he can give. Let us entrust ourselves to him and open our hearts to him! He is the only one who makes all things new (cf. Rev 21:5).
Happy Easter!
