04/04/2026
Easter Message 2026
April 05, 2026
𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐁 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃: 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
Mga igsoon, Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
In the darkness of the tomb—where hope seemed buried and all appeared lost—God did something new. The stone was rolled away. Life triumphed over death. Love overcame fear.
Yet Easter is not only about what happened to Jesus long ago.
Easter is about what God continues to do in our world today—if we allow Him.
SEE – Our Reality Today
We celebrate Easter in a world that still feels like Good Friday.
War and conflict continue to threaten peace, including tensions in the Middle East that drive rising oil prices and deepen global uncertainty. Families struggle with increasing costs of fuel, food, and electricity. Transport workers, farmers, and fisherfolk labor daily just to survive.
Corruption and “tolerated evils” persist, draining resources meant for the poor. Meanwhile, our common home continues to suffer—from destructive extraction to the growing impacts of climate change.
Yes, we see attempts to respond proposals to stabilize prices, secure fuel supply, and promote renewable energy. These are signs of awareness.
But awareness is not yet transformation.
The deeper question remains:
Will we remain in the tomb of systemic injustice—or rise toward a new way of life?
JUDGE – What Our Faith Proclaims
The Resurrection is God’s definitive answer:
• Death does not have the final word.
• Injustice does not have the final word.
• Hopelessness does not have the final word.
The Risen Christ asks us today:
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5)
Why do we keep returning to systems that harm the poor?
Why do we accept an economy where the vulnerable suffer the most?
Why do we tolerate structures that exploit both people and our common home?
We are reminded: No one is saved alone (Laudate Deum,19).
We rise together—or we do not rise at all.
The Resurrection is not only a miracle to celebrate.
It is a truth that must reshape how we live, govern, and care for one another.
ACT – Living the Resurrection Today
Easter calls us not only to rejoice—but to act.
Caritas Philippines invites the Church, government, business, and civil society to move from words to transformation:
1. Choose Life-Giving Systems
Move beyond short-term humanitarian aids and fixes toward long-term justice.
Support renewable energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Ensure that economic policies never place the heaviest burden on the poor.
2. Stand with the Most Vulnerable
Protect workers affected by rising fuel and living costs.
Support farmers, fisherfolk, and small communities.
Ensure subsidies and assistance truly reach those most in need.
3. Reject “Tolerated Evils”
Demand transparency and accountability in governance.
Resist corruption, exploitation, and environmental destruction.
Speak the truth—even when it is difficult.
4. Build a Culture of Care
Conserve energy and resources.
Support local industries with justice and sustainability.
Form communities that care for one another, for active transformation and for creation.
A Resurrection Hope
Mga igsoon, the Resurrection is not only a promise—it is a mission.
The empty tomb is not the end of the story.
It is the beginning of the new world God is asking us to build:
• A world where the poor are no longer left behind.
• A world where creation is cared for, not exploited.
• A world where peace is built on justice, not power.
• A world where the economy serves people—not the other way around.
Final Prayer
May the Risen Christ
roll away the stones of fear in our hearts,
break the chains of injustice in our society,
and lead us to become a people of resurrection—
builders of hope, justice, and peace.
Christ is Risen!
Padayon kita—magbangon, magtindig, at mag-sama sa pagbago ng mundo.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
(Sgd.)
+Most Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D.
President, Caritas Philippines
