{"id":19632,"date":"2026-04-04T18:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=19632"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:28:05","slug":"reflection-for-easter-sunday-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/reflection-for-easter-sunday-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflex\u00e3o para o Domingo de P\u00e1scoa de 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u201cQue a luz da Ressurrei\u00e7\u00e3o renove o nosso amor por Cristo, que nos abriu o caminho para uma nova vida.\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Primeira Leitura: Atos 10:34a, 37-43\n<strong>Salmo Responsorial:<\/strong> Salmo 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23\n<strong>Segunda Leitura:<\/strong> Colossenses 3:1-4 ou 1 Cor\u00edntios 5:6b-8\n<strong>Aclama\u00e7\u00e3o ao Evangelho:<\/strong> 1 Cor\u00edntios 5:7b-8a\n<strong>Evangelho:<\/strong> Jo\u00e3o 20:1-9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ-834x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19638 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ-834x1024.jpeg 834w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ-768x943.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-John-Ghansah-SJ.jpeg 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Esta Reflex\u00e3o do Domingo de P\u00e1scoa \u00e9 de <strong>Pe. John Ghansah, SJ.<\/strong> Provincial, Prov\u00edncia da \u00c1frica Noroeste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Ressurrei\u00e7\u00e3o proclama a derrota definitiva da morte, o triunfo sobre a viol\u00eancia e o \u00f3dio, e a restaura\u00e7\u00e3o da amizade, do amor e da harmonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoje, o nosso mundo est\u00e1 dominado pela ansiedade e pelo medo. A escalada das tens\u00f5es e do conflito envolvendo Israel, os Estados Unidos e o Ir\u00e3 empurrou a comunidade global para uma profunda incerteza. A viol\u00eancia gera mais viol\u00eancia; a destrui\u00e7\u00e3o segue a destrui\u00e7\u00e3o. Mais perto de casa, continuamos a enfrentar trag\u00e9dias de partir o cora\u00e7\u00e3o. Nos \u00faltimos meses, comunidades nos Estados de Kwara e Benue sofreram ataques brutais, com centenas de alde\u00f5es e agricultores inocentes mortos. Estas feridas pesam fortemente sobre a nossa consci\u00eancia coletiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No entanto, \u00e9 precisamente nesta escurid\u00e3o \u2014 estas guerras, medos e mortes in\u00fateis \u2014 que a mensagem da P\u00e1scoa fala com poder renovado. A P\u00e1scoa nos lembra que a morte n\u00e3o \u00e9 a palavra final. Tirar a vida de supostos inimigos n\u00e3o cria um mundo melhor. A gan\u00e2ncia, especialmente o saque dos recursos dos outros, n\u00e3o oferece um verdadeiro caminho para a paz. Deus falou com finalidade divina: Ele ressuscitou o seu Filho, Jesus Cristo, dentre os mortos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consideremos Maria Madalena, cujo amor por Jesus permaneceu inabal\u00e1vel. Ela foi testemunha da crucifica\u00e7\u00e3o de seu amado Senhor e veio chorar junto ao t\u00famulo, apenas para encontrar Seu corpo \u201clevado embora\u201d. Em seu clamor reside uma verdade profunda: nenhuma viol\u00eancia humana pode toc\u00e1-Lo novamente, pois a pr\u00f3pria morte foi conquistada. Sua perseveran\u00e7a \u2014 seu retorno ao t\u00famulo movida por amor e f\u00e9 profundos \u2014 a leva ao glorioso encontro com o Cristo Ressuscitado. Em suas l\u00e1grimas de dor, ela encontra uma nova realidade: Jesus vive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Por s\u00e9culos, a proclama\u00e7\u00e3o <em>\u201cJesus ressuscitou!\u201d<\/em> ecoou nos cora\u00e7\u00f5es dos fi\u00e9is. \u00c9 uma declara\u00e7\u00e3o de esperan\u00e7a, afirmando que o amor \u00e9 mais forte que a morte, que o \u00f3dio n\u00e3o prevalece, e que a vit\u00f3ria n\u00e3o se encontra no poder ou nas armas, mas na amizade com Aquele que criou todas as coisas e renova todas as coisas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ao celebrarmos esta P\u00e1scoa, que a luz da Ressurrei\u00e7\u00e3o renove o nosso amor por Cristo, que nos abriu o caminho para uma nova vida. Que possamos redescobrir nossa verdadeira identidade como filhos da Ressurrei\u00e7\u00e3o \u2014 pessoas que colocam seus cora\u00e7\u00f5es em coisas mais elevadas e que buscam viver em harmonia com todos os filhos de Deus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Feliz P\u00e1scoa!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;May the light of the Resurrection renew our love for Christ, who opened for us the path to new life.&#8221; First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or\u00a0 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Gospel Acclamation: 1 Corinthians 5:7b-8a Gospel: John 20:1-9 This Easter Sunday<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-more sd-all-trans\" href=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/reflection-for-easter-sunday-2026\/#more-19632\">consulte Mais informa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reflect-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;May the light of the Resurrection renew our love for Christ, who opened for us the path to new life.&quot; First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Gospel Acclamation: 1 Corinthians 5:7b-8a Gospel: John 20:1-9 This Easter Sunday Reflection is by Fr. 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