Vatican City, Apr 20, 2019 / 13:16 pm
In his Easter Vigil homily, Pope Francis said that the Risen Christ desires to "roll back the stone" that blocks the entrance to one's heart, so that God's light and love can enter.
"The Lord calls us to get up, to rise at his word, to look up and to realize that we were made for heaven, not for earth, for the heights of life and not for the depths of death," Pope Francis said in St. Peter's Basilica April 20.
"Each of us is called tonight to rediscover in the Risen Christ the one who rolls back from our heart the heaviest of stones. So let us first ask: What is the stone that I need to remove, what is its name?" he asked.
Pope Francis said the "stone of sin" blocks many hearts. "Sin is looking for life among the dead, for the meaning of life in things that pass away," he explained.