Easter Sunday delivers, above all, a message of hope to suffering people
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As Christians around the world celebrate Easter on April 17, 2022, Fox News Digital interviewed Fr. Steve Rock of Massachusetts about the holiday's blessings and meanings — including how Jesus' rising from the dead to forgive sins gives eternal meaning to his life.
"Christ is risen, he is truly risen! For Christians, these words are the linchpin of our faith." "Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God. He suffered and died to set us free from sin and death, and he rose from the dead on Easter Sunday." "It is this risen Jesus who has given such hope to suffering people across the ages." The hope of Easter "is a lasting hope that the world — with its different forms of power — can never give."
Easter falls three days after the end of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday. Lent ended on Maundy Thursday, which commemorated the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples.