Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

The Passover of Christ illuminates the mystery of life and allows us to look at it with hope. This is not always easy or obvious. Throughout the world, many lives seem difficult, painful, full of problems and obstacles to overcome. And yet, human beings receive life as a gift: they do not ask for it, they do not choose it, they experience it in its mystery, from the first day to the last. Life has an extraordinary characteristic: it is offered to us; we cannot give it to ourselves, but it must be constantly nourished: it requires care that sustains it, energizes it, preserves it, and renews it.

The question of life can be considered one of the most profound questions of the human heart. We entered existence without having done anything to choose it. From this self-evident truth spring forth, like a flooding river, the age-old questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What is the ultimate meaning of this entire journey?

Indeed, to live implies meaning, direction, and hope. And hope acts as a profound force that propels us forward through difficulties, prevents us from giving up in the weariness of the journey, and makes us certain that the pilgrimage of existence leads us home.