The Mexican Bishops\u2019 Conference encouraged the country\u2019s faithful \u201cto live Holy Week with profound faith,\u201d emphasizing that this time reminds us that \u201cevil does not have the last word.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a March 28 video message, the Mexican bishops said that \u201cHoly Week invites us to contemplate the mystery of God\u2019s love, which is given for us in Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring these days, we remember his passion, his death, and his resurrection; yet this is not merely about recalling an event from the past \u2014 it\u2019s about opening our hearts so that Christ may once again transform our lives and the history of our people,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Church in Mexico walks with its people; it walks with those who suffer, with those who seek hope, with those who cry out for peace, and with those who cry out for justice,\u201d the bishops assured.<\/p>\n
The Mexican prelates told the faithful that Holy Week \u201ccalls us to pause, to examine our lives with sincerity, and to return to God.\u201d They noted that Pope Leo XIV has reminded us that \u201cthis spiritual journey begins by learning once again to listen: to listen to God who speaks to us in his word, to listen to the hearts of our brothers and sisters, to listen to the cry of the poor, of the victims, of those who cannot find their loved ones, or of those who live in despair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGod continues to walk with us, even amid trials,\u201d they reminded, noting that \u201cin the face of this reality, the cross of Christ is raised up as a sign of love and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
They further encouraged the faithful to renounce speaking \u201churtful words\u201d and to sow \u201cwords that build communion.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a world where insults, accusations, and polarization easily multiply, we, the disciples of Christ, are called to speak with truth, with respect, and with charity. The cross of Christ does not divide; it reconciles,\u201d they emphasized.<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly Week reminds us of a profound truth: Evil does not have the final word. The suffering of the cross does not end in the darkness of the tomb,\u201d they pointed out, for \u201cGod always opens a new path of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why Easter is humanity\u2019s great hope. The risen Christ shows us that life is stronger than death, that love is stronger than hatred, and that hope is stronger than fear,\u201d they emphasized.<\/p>\n