We firmly believe, and hence we hope that, just as Christ is truly risen from the dead and lives for ever, so after death the righteous will live for ever with the risen Christ and he will raise them up on the last day.- CCC: 989
Reflection: It is not easy to "firmly believe" in the resurrection of the dead, and yet, if Christ did not rise from the dead, then we do not rise from the dead, in which case our faith is a joke and we are pathetic--as Paul himself pointed out.
Prayer: Lord, we do believe, but help and heal our unbelief.
From: Day by Day with the Catechism (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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