VATICAN CITY, APR 12, 2004 (VIS) - Pope John Paul appeared at his study window today an noon to pray the Regina Coeli with the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square. He noted that the Angelus is replaced at Eastertime by this prayer "which expresses Mary's joy for the resurrection of her divine Son. Mary thus becomes a model of the Christian community which 'rejoices' in the Easter of its Lord, the source of authentic joy for all believers."
"Dear brothers and sisters," the Pope continued, "on this Monday of the Angel, a prolongation of Easter Sunday, each of us pauses near the empty sepulchre to meditate on the supreme wonder of the resurrection of Christ. The Virgin Mary, a silent witness of this mystery, confirms us in personal cohesion to the One Who died and rose for the salvation of every individual. May she be our teacher and guide in the faith; may she support us in moments of doubt and temptation; may she obtain for us inner serenity that no fear can dispel because it is rooted in the certainty that Christ has truly risen."
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