Every Easter Sunday the Glory to God and Alleluia is being sung; Alleluia is a Hebrew word which means
“Thanks be to God” or “Praise God’. As God’s children, we keep on thanking God
our Father for His wonderful works of mercy and love; the bell is rung, we feel
excited and we clap our hands because we are celebrating not a very ordinary
celebration but the most important in the Church’s liturgical year as it
celebrates Christ’s triumph over sin and death. The Church is built on the
foundation of the resurrection of Jesus. The Church proclaims through the Exultet (Easter proclamation) that on
this day, Jesus Christ broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the
grave. This resurrection gives us hope that someday, just like Him, we too will
rise from the dead and enter the Kingdom. That’s why we sing Alleluia to the
Lord.
The celebration of Easter reminds us also that we have the same mission as Mary Magdalene, Peter, and the other disciples of Jesus. Easter calls for a renewal of our faith so as to be sensitive to the abiding presence of Jesus in our midst. To bring about Jesus’ Resurrection is to allow freedom, justice, peace, and reconciliation to become manifest in our relationships with all our brothers and sisters.
