With an image of the fresco Anastasis in the Parecclesian apse vault, 1310–20 from The Church of Holy Saviour in Chora in Istanbul, the cover of April - May honours the work Auferstehungshistorie SWV 50, Historia der fröhlichen und siegreichen Auferstehung unsers einigen Erlösers und Seligmachers Jesu Christi (Resurrection History) by Heinrich Schutz.
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| Anastasis in the vault of the Parecclesian apse vault - Byzantine |
Selected
passages from the Bible's four gospels served as the inspiration for Heinrich
Schutz's work Die Auferstehung unseres Herren Jesu Christi (History of the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ). It is a monumental piece of music, hailed as «very
brilliant» by writers like Walter Simon Huber. This work can be categorised
into «symbolic» themes and motifs that employ «excessive triads» and «surprising»
tonal alterations; it is also classified as an oratorio (Heinrich-Schütz-Haus
Bad Köstritz, 2024).
According to
Manfred Bukofzer, Schütz «was probably the greatest master of the art of
setting words to music, in which the content of the words is not destroyed and
where the verbal form does not weaken the musical form». Schütz was also able
to overcome the musical barriers of «unity between word and tone» resulting
from the Latin text's translation into German. It is said that Schütz's
inspiration could have come almost exclusively from Holy Scripture because of
his attachment to the Lutheran tradition. Howard Smither states that despite
the lack of dedication in this piece, Schutz's intention was for it to be «used
for spiritual, Christian edification in princely chapels and chambers at
Eastertime» (Leaver, 1985; Maize, 2011).
The text in
the box below is from a book of a collection recording that was made in 2012 at
the archipretale church of St. Giacomo, Polcenigo (Pordenone), Italy, and was
released by Brilliant Classics record company. Matteo Messori directed the
Cappella Augustana ensemble that took part in the recording.
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3 SWV 50 (1623)
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Introductio Chorus 1 Die Auferstehung unsers Herren Jesu Christi, wie uns die von den vier Evangelisten beschrieben wird. | Introduction Chorus 1 The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ as narrated by the four Saint Evangelists |
Evangelist: 2 Da der Sabbath vergangen war, Maria Magdalena, und die andre Maria, welche genennet wird Jacobi und Salome, und Johanna, und andre mit ihnen, die mit Jesu kommen waren aus Galiläa, kauften und bereiteten die Spezerei, daß sie kämen und salbeten Jesum, denn den Sabbath über waren sie still nach dem Gesetze. Am Abend aber der Sabbathen, welcher anbricht am Morgen des ersten Tages der Sabbathen sehr früh, da es noch finster war, kommen sie zum Grabe, da die Sonne aufging, und trugen die Spezereien, die sie bereitet hatten. Und siehe, es geschah ein groß Erdbeben, denn der Engel des Herren stieg vom Himmel herab, trat hinzu und wälzet den Stein von des Grabes Tür, und setzte sich drauf, und sein Gestalt war wie der Blitz und sein Kleid weiß als der Schnee. Die Hüter aber erschraken vor Furcht und wurden, als wären sie tot. Die Weiber aber sprachen unter einander: Die drei Weiber oder Marien: Wer wälzet uns den Stein von des Grabes Tür? Evangelist: Denn er war sehr groß. Und sie sahen dahin und wurden gewahr, daß der Stein abgewälzet war vom Grabe, und sie gingen hinein in das Grab und funden den Leib des Herren Jesu nicht. Da läuft Maria Magdalena hinweg, solchs nachzusagen, und da die Weiber darum bekümmert waren, daß der Leib Jesu nicht da war, siehe, da traten zu ihnen zweene Männer mit glänzenden Kleidern, und sie erschraken und schlugen ihr Angesicht nieder zu der Erden. Da sprachen sie zu ihnen: Die zweene Männer im Grabe: Was suchet ihr den Lebendigen bei den Toten? Er ist nicht hie, er ist auferstanden! Gedenket daran, was er euch saget, da er noch in Galiläa war und sprach: des Menschen Sohn muß überantwortet werden in die Hände der Sünder, und gekreuziget werden, und am dritten Tag auferstehen! Evangelist: Und sie gedachten an seine Wort und gingen vom Grabe und verkündigten das darnach den Elfen und den andern allen, und sagten solches den Aposteln, und es däuchten sie ihre Wort eben als wärens Märlein, und glaubten ihnen nicht. | Evangelist: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary mother of James, and Salome, and Joanna and certain others also, which came with him from Galilee, had bought and prepared sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him; they rested the sabbath day according to the Commandment. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, very early in the morning, when it was yet dark, they came unto the sepulcher, at the rising of the sun, bringing the spices which they had prepared. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And they said among themselves: The Three Women or Mary: Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? Evangelist: For it was very great. And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away. And they entered into the sepulchre and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. Then Maria Magdalena runneth to report it and it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them: The Two Men at the Grave: Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again! Evangelist: And they remembered his words, and returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest and told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. |
Evangelist: 3 Da aber Maria Magdalena also läuft wie gesagt, kommt sie zu Simon Petro und zu dem andren Jünger, welchen Jesus lieb hatte, und spricht zu ihnen: Maria Magdalena: Sie haben den Herren weggenommen aus dem Grabe, und wir wissen nicht, wo sie ihn hingeleget haben. Evangelist: Da ging Petrus und der ander Jünger hinaus und kamen zu dem Grabe; es liefen aber die zweene Jünger zugleich, und der ander Jünger lief zuvor, schneller denn Petrus, und kam am ersten zum Grabe, gucket hinein und siehet die Leinen geleget, er ging aber nicht hinein. Da kommt Simon Petrus ihm nach und ging hinein in das Grab und siehet die Leinen gelegt, und das Schweißtuch, das Jesu um das Haupt gebunden ward, war nicht bei den Leinen gelegt, sondern beiseit eingewickelt an ein besondern Ort. Da ging auch der Jünger hinein, der am ersten zum Grabe kam, und sahe und glaubte es. Denn sie wußten die Schrift noch nicht, daß er von den Toten auferstehen müßte. Da gingen die Jünger wieder zusammen, und Petrus verwundert sich, wie es zuging. Maria aber stand vor dem Grabe und weinet draußen. Als sie nun weinet, gucket sie in das Grab und siehet zweene Engel in weißen Kleidern sitzen, einen zu Häupten und den andern zu Füßen, da sie den Leichnam Jesu hingeleget hatten, und dieselben sprachen zu ihr: Zweene Engel: Weib, Weib, was weinest du? Evangelist: Sie spricht zu ihnen: Maria Magdalena: Sie haben meinen Herren weggenommen, und ich weiß nicht, wo sie ihn hingeleget haben. | Evangelist: Then Maria Magdalena runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them: Mary Magdalene: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Evangelist: Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again, and Peter wondereth in himself at that which was come to pass. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her: The Two Angels: Woman, woman, why weepest thou? Evangelist: She saith unto them: Mary Magdalene: Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. |
Evangelist: 4 Und als sie das saget, wandte sie sich zurücke und siehet Jesum stehen und weiß nicht, daß es Jesus ist. Spricht Jesus zu ihr: Jesus: Weib, was weinest du, wen suchst du? Evangelist: Sie meinet, es sei der Gärtner und spricht zu ihm: Maria Magdalena: Herr, hast du ihn weggetragen, so sage mir, wo hast du ihn hingelegt, so will ich ihn holen. Evangelist: Spricht Jesus zu ihr: Jesus: Maria! Evangelist: Da wandte sie sich um und spricht zu ihm: Maria Magdalena: Rabbuni! Evangelist: Das heißt: Meister! Spricht Jesus zu ihr: Jesus: Rühre mich nicht an, denn ich bin noch nicht aufgefahren zu meinem Vater. Gehet aber hin zu meinen Brüdern und saget ihnen: Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater und zu eurem Vater, zu meinem Gott und zu eurem Gott! Evangelist: Dies ist die Maria Magdalena, von welcher Jesus austrieb sieben Teufel, welcher er am ersten erschien, da er auferstanden war, früh am ersten Tage der Sabbathen. Und sie ging hin und verkündigets denen, die mit ihm gewesen waren, die da Leide trugen und weineten, daß sie den Herren gesehen hatte, und solchs hätt` er zu ihr gesagt. Und dieselbigen, da sie höreten, daß er lebt und wäre ihr erschienen, glaubten sie nicht. | Evangelist: And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her: Jesus: Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? Evangelist: She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him: Mary Magdalene: Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Evangelist: Jesus saith unto her: Jesus: Mary! Evangelist: She turned herself, and saith unto him: Mary Magdalene: Rabboni! Evangelist: Which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her: Jesus: Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God! Evangelist: Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept, that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. |
Evangelist: 5 Die Weiber aber gingen hinein in das Grab und sahen einen Jüngling zur rechten Hand sitzen, der hatte ein lang weiß Kleid an, und sie entsetzten sich. Es war der Engel des Herren, er aber sprach zu ihnen: Der Jüngling am Grabe: Entsetzt euch nicht! Ich weiß, daß ihr suchet Jesum von Nazareth, den gekreuzigten. Er ist nicht hie, er ist auferstanden, wie er gesagt hat. Kommet her und sehet die Stätte, da der Herr gelegen ist, und gehet schnell hin und sagets seinen Jüngern und Petro, daß er auferstanden sei von den Toten, und siehe, er wird für euch hingehn in Galiläa, da werdet ihr ihn sehen, wie er euch gesagt hat. Siehe, ich hab es euch gesagt! Evangelist: Und sie gingen schnell zum Grabe hinaus, mit Furcht und großer Freude, und liefen, daß sie es seinen Jüngern verkündigten; denn es war sie Zittern und Entsetzen ankommen, und sagten niemand nichts, denn sie furchten sich. Und da sie gingen, seinen Jüngern zu verkündigen, siehe da begegnet ihnen Jesus und sprach: Jesus: Seid gegrüßet! Evangelist: Und sie traten zu ihm und griffen an seine Füße und fielen vor ihm nieder. Da sprach Jesus zu ihnen: Jesus: Fürchtet euch nicht, gehet hin und verkündiget es meinen Brüdern, daß sie hingehn in Galiläam, daselbst werden sie mich sehen! | Evangelist: And entering into the sepulchre, they women saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. He was the angel of the Lord and he saith unto them: The Young Man at the Grave: Be not affrighted: I know that ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay and go quickly, and tell his disciples and Peter that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. Lo, I have told you! Evangelist: And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. They trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying: Jesus: All hail. Evangelist: And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them: Jesus: Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me! |
Evangelist: 6 Da sie aber hin gingen, siehe, da kamen etliche von den Hütern in die Stadt und verkündigten den Hohenpriestern alles, was geschehen war. Und sie kamen zusammen mit den Ältesten und hielten einen Rat und gaben den Kriegsknechten Geldes genug und sprachen: Die Hohenpriester: Saget, seine Jünger kamen des Nachts und stahlen ihn, dieweil wir schliefen, und wo es wird auskommen beim Landpfleger, wollen wir ihn stillen, und schaffen, daß ihr sicher seid. Evangelist: Und sie nahmen das Geld und taten, wie sie gelehret waren. Und solche Rede ist ruchbar worden bei den Juden bis auf den heutigen Tag. | Evangelist: Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, saying: The Chief Priest: Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. Evangelist: So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. |
Evangelist: 7 Und siehe, Zweene aus ihnen gingen an demselbigen Tage in einen Flecken, der war von Jerusalem sechzig Feldweges weit; des Nam heißt Emmaus. Und sie redeten miteinander von allen diesen Geschichten, und es geschah, da sie so redeten und befragten sich miteinander, nahet Jesus zu ihnen und wandelte mit ihnen. Aber ihre Augen wurden gehalten, daß sie ihn nicht erkannten, denn in einer andern Gestalt erschien er ihnen. Er sprach aber zu ihnen: Jesus: Was sind das für Reden, die ihr zwischen euch handelt unterwegen und seid traurig? Evangelist: Da antwortet einer mit Namen Cleophas und sprach zu ihm: Cleophas: Bist du allein unter den Fremdlingen zu Jerusalem, der nicht wisse, was in diesen Tagen darinnen geschehen ist? Evangelist: Und er sprach zu ihm: Jesus: Welches? Evangelist Sie aber sprachen zu ihm: Cleophas und sein Geselle: Das von Jesu von Nazareth, wie er war ein Prophet, mächtig von Taten und Worten; wie ihn unsre Hohenpriester und Obristen überantwortet haben zum Verdammnis des Todes und gekreuziget. Wir aber hofften, er sollt Israel erlösen, und über alles ist heut der dritte Tag, daß solches geschehn ist. Auch haben uns erschreckt etliche Weiber der unsern; die sind früh bei dem Grabe gewesen, haben seinen Leib nicht funden, kommen und sagen, sie haben ein Gesichte der Engel gesehen, welche sagen, er lebe! Und etliche unter uns gingen hin zum Grabe und fundens also, wie die Weiber sagten; aber ihn funden sie nicht. Evangelist: Und er sprach zu ihnen: Jesus: O, ihr Toren, und träges Herzen, zu glauben alle dem, das die Propheten geredet haben! Mußte nicht Christus solches leiden und zu seiner Herrlichkeit eingehen? Evangelist: Und fing an von Mose und allen Propheten und legt ihnen die Schrift aus, die von ihm gesaget waren. Und sie kamen nahe zum Flecken, da sie hingingen, und er stellet sich, als wollt er fürder gehen, aber sie nötigten ihn und sprachen: Cleophas und sein Geselle: Bleibe bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, und der Tag hat sich geneiget. | Evangelist: And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him after that he appeared in another form unto them. And he said unto them: Jesus: What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? Evangelist: And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him: Cleophas: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass therein these days? Evangelist: And he said unto them: Jesus: What things? Evangelist: And they said unto him: Cleophas and his Companion: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. Evangelist: Then he said unto them Jesus: O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? Evangelist: And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying: Cleophas and his Companion: Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent, and he went in to tarry with them. |
Evangelist: 8 Und er ging hinein, bei ihnen zu bleiben und es geschah, da er mit ihnen zu Tische saß, nahm er das Brot, dankt, brachs und gabs ihnen. Da wurden ihre Augen geöffnet und erkenneten ihn. Und er verschwand vor ihnen und sie sprachen untereinander: Cleophas und sein Geselle: Brannte nicht unser Herz in uns, da er mit uns redet auf dem Wege, als er uns die Schrift öffnet! | Evangelist: And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another: Cleophas and his Companion: Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? |
Evangelist: 9 Und sie stunden zu derselbigen Stunde auf und kehreten wieder gen Jerusalem, und funden die Elfe versammelt und die bei ihnen waren, welche sprachen: Die Elfe zu Jerusalem versammelt : Der Herr ist wahrhaftig auferstanden und Simoni erschienen! Evangelist: Und sie erzählten ihnen, was auf dem Wege geschehen war, und wie er von ihnen erkannt wäre an dem, da er das Brot brach, und denen glaubten sie auch nicht. | Evangelist: And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, saying: The Eleven Gathered in Jerusalem: The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon! Evangelist: And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread, neither believed they them. |
Evangelist: 10 Es war aber am Abend desselbigen Sabbaths und die Tür war verschlossen, da die Jünger versammelt waren, aus Furcht vor den Juden. Da sie aber davon redeten kam Jesus selbst, da sie zu Tische saßen, und trat mitten ein und spricht zu ihnen. Jesus Friede sei mit euch! Evangelist Und schalt ihren Unglauben und ihres Herzens Härtigkeit, daß sie nicht geglaubet hatten denen, die ihn gesehen hatten auferstanden. Sie aber erschraken und furchten sich, meineten, sie sähen einen Geist, und er sprach zu ihnen: Jesus Was seid ihr also erschrocken, und warum kommen solche Gedanken auf in euren Herzen? Sehet, meine Hände und meine Füße! Ich bin es selbst, fühlet mich und sehet; denn ein Geist hat nicht Fleisch und Beine, wie ihr sehet, daß ich habe. Evangelist Und als er das saget, zeiget er ihnen Händ und Füße und seine Seite: Da wurden die Jünger froh, daß sie den Herren sahen. Da sie aber noch nicht glaubten vor Freuden und sich verwunderten, sprach er zu ihnen: Jesus Habt ihr hie zu essen? | Evangelist: Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews. And as they thus spake, came Jesus, as they sat at meat, and stood in the midst, and saith unto them: Jesus Peace be unto you! Evangelist And upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit, and he said unto them: Jesus Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Evangelist And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet, and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them: Jesus Have ye here any meat? |
Evangelist 11 Und sie legten ihm vor ein Stück vom gebraten Fisch und Honigseims, und er nahms und aß vor ihnen. Er sprach aber zu ihnen: Jesus Dies sind die Reden, die ich zu euch saget, da ich noch bei euch war; denn es muß alles erfüllet werden, was von mir geschrieben ist in dem Gsetz Mosi, in den Propheten und in den Psalmen! Evangelist Da eröffnet er ihnen das Verständnis, daß sie die Schrift verstunden, und sprach zu ihnen: Jesus Also ist es geschrieben, und also mußte Christus leiden und auferstehn von den Toten am dritten Tage, und predigen lassen in seinem Namen Buß und Vergebung der Sünden unter allen Völkern, und anheben zu Jerusalem. Ihr aber seid des alles Zeugen! Evangelist Und abermal sprach er zu ihnen: Jesus Friede sei mit euch! Gleich wie mich mein Vater gesandt hat, also sende ich euch. Evangelist Und als er das saget, blies er sie an und spricht zu ihnen: Jesus Nehmet hin den heilgen Geist! Welchen ihr die Sünden erlasset, den sind sie erlassen, und welchen ihr sie behaltet, den sind sie behalten! | Evangelist And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them: Jesus These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me! Evangelist Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them: Jesus Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things! Evangelist Then he said to them again: Jesus Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Evangelist And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them: Jesus Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained! |
Beschluss 12 Gott sei Dank , der uns den Sieg gegeben hat durch Jesum Christum, unsern Herren! Victoria! | Conclusion Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Victoria! |
Source: Matteo Messor, Cappella Augustana ensemble (2012). Heinrich Schütz Edition Sacred Choral Work [Album]. Brilliant Classic
Reflection
Whom
seekest thou? When Mary Magdalene could not find the corpse of Christ inside
the tomb. Desperate and in tears, she went to someone who appeared to be a
gardener but was actually Jesus, hoping to get an answer right away.
Who are we
looking for amid the chaos that currently surrounds the world? The discoveries
of quantum physics gave rise to chaos theory, which has gradually been
incorporated into the canon of modern language. This allows us to say that
everything (including ourselves) is made of energy operating inside an
unstable, chaotic system that ultimately reaches equilibrium on its own. Physics
has the power to change our perspectives and give us a better understanding of
the world we live in. When humanity discovered classical physics, our
perception of the cosmos underwent a significant shift. After we learned that
the Earth is not the centre of the universe, we reasoned that God created the
world and then left us to take care of it. Darwin made it clear to us that our
remote predecessors were, at most, fish. Then, the humans, derived from fish,
took over as the world's owners, rulers, and legislators when the Creation “hypothesis”
was rejected.
Outcomes
for 2024: we are at the brink of a Third World War; we are in the midst of a Second Cold War in a world that is rapidly dividing into two seemingly
incompatible blocks; and, most importantly, we are witnessing a public and live
demonstration of the idea that a human being is a selfish and manipulable
object that can be easily destroyed and, with luck, can become a hero if he
dies in the service of economic power. This new world order could be understood
by introducing the concept of chaos into our modern knowledge matrix.
Gradually,
the facile critique that attributed all of the contemporary human problems to
global hegemony will be dropped; to explain the present or the future, it won't
be sufficient. Everyone is welcome to chaos and instability. Gradually, each
player starts to reveal their cards and intents. Freedom and democracy lead
public discourse in the West. A scream for win-win collaboration and the
establishment of new international organisations that gradually expose the
advantages of trading outside of the dollar may be heard in the eastern Dragon.
Provocation and survival defence are daily topics of conversation throughout
Dnieper River. It is clear that the remaining European colonies have changed
hands in Africa. Tension in East Asia is rising like froth, and there is a
latent sense of confrontation in 2025. A new regional hegemon succeeds the old
one in the Middle East, where a genocide occurs in front of everyone's eyes. A
new global partner of NATO appears in Patagonia. Internally irritated, the
Emperor has grown weary of the millions of migrants, the idea of free money and
controlled inflation has been forgotten, instability exists, and there are even
hints of a potential civil war. The neutrality of the Swiss Alps is starting to
fade. Even worse are the ever louder warning signals that each and every player
is sending regarding the deployment of nuclear weapons; everyone talks about
survival, and many say they would die glad, just like Samson, if they lost.
Chaos
breeds foolish desperation and causes instability virtually everywhere.
Consider the recently released documentary Hispanidad from last year. The goal
of this inspiring tale of "brotherhood" is to make-up for the
mistakes committed by the Spanish Crown on the continent. It's a narrative of
clumsy deception that hides the appropriation, domination, hegemony, and
imposition of a culture. The narrative is especially interested in penetrating
"Hispanic" society, especially Mexican society, since it has the
greatest attraction within the other countries in the region: the northern
border. But let's not forget, to use a straightforward illustration, what
occurs when radical movements start in a country that shares a border with a
superpower. During the first Cold War,
in 1968, there was a tremendous student movement with communist undertones in
Mexico; the army would come and go from the universities as it pleased, and
there would be protests everywhere. On October 2nd, in a residential
neighbourhood surrounded by big buildings with vast esplanades, perhaps someone
with a black conscience decided to plan a march. At the height of the protest,
soldiers positioned themselves on buildings and opened fire on the
demonstrators. That afternoon, between three and four hundred persons perished,
and over a thousand students spent years behind bars and lived under continual
surveillance. Every young person was manipulated and deceived, and their
stories were lost, muddled, and forgotten. This makes the ridiculous narrative
that Spanish "influencers" are pushing, which even calls for the «unification» of
the Hispanic people, malicious. This should teach us all a valuable lesson: a
superpower's neighbour should never be a threat to it. If not, we may ask the
neighbours of the superpowers whose names we always see in the headlines, as
well as the Caribbean island that is reachable by swimming from Miami.
The
everyday rhetoric emanating from this "friendly" group of influencers declaring
that «Hispanic America must be ours» might be summed up as follows: There is an
MI6 agent working for the Anglo Empire in every British person; the British
have nearly total control over American policy, and United Kingdom is the
empire's butler and strategist. In addition, Mexico shields the hegemon and
helps to secure its southern border, making the Emperor seem like an island
that no one can approach. This makes us Mexicans foolish, obedient, and
incapable of standing up to our northern neighbour. They see in Trump "the
solution" to all problems, much like a kind of patron saint, to whom they surely
light a candle every night before praying. Morocco is getting ready to invade
Spain, which George Soros has divided up. Their biggest worry is becoming a
third-world or "banana" country, so all they can think to do is read One
Thousand and One Nights again, over and over. For whom should these "influencers" search?
As if it
were a surreal paint of Dali, we start to hear a lot about groups of nations
that make distinctions between “good” and “bad”; they accuse each other mercilessly
every day, and their only real plan is to compete for natural resources,
economic dominance, and the ability to make the best speech to the masses.
What sets
our Moden society apart from others civilizations self-destructed by war or
other causes? Are we really special and "superior" to these?
Remember, the chaos can be used to explain the climate; as well as the recent
past is thought to be the strongest predictor of future climatic conditions.
Chaos begins to be used to explain many events. That means that if Little Boy
and Fat Man dropped from the sky in the past, it's conceivable that other bombs
will go off too, maybe with female names to make them inclusive or accompanied
with an image of a rainbow to make them incredibly inclusive. It is obvious
that self-destruction is feasible, even more so when we consider that there is
a Samson inside each of them who is eager to die with others. For whom shall
they search?
In this
pandemonium, Whom ought we to search for? With all of our hearts, who should we pursue?
The Truth is found in Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son of God born of the Holy Virgin Mary without original sin. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the
sin of the world. God reconciled the world to himself in Christ. Jesus taught
us to love others as oneself during his Public Ministry. Every single one of us
was created in the image and likeness of God. When it comes to advancing world
peace, Christians ought to set the example.
Physics
breakthroughs revolutionised our understanding of the universe. The idea of the
dead god, the thought of the nonexistent god, and the idea of the slothful god
who dozed off after creating the earth were all abandoned. It is important to
acknowledge that there is an inherent message when discussing our connection to
the universe as simple energy: let go of The Mystery of the Incarnation. Since
we are ultimately made of energy, an increasing number of voices are joining
forces to believe that, by virtue of our connection to the cosmos, we are also
co-creators of it.
Presently, The
Mystery of the Incarnation is believed to be a metaphor; most people are
sensitive to the word Sin, and few people utter the term Salvation. In addition
to being "metaphorical", the concepts of Salvation, Revelation, and Sin
seem to raise questions about the logic and reason of those who articulate
them. The idea of the human-energy being as god, whose ultimate goal is to
transcend the universe in energy, replaces atheism in modern civilization. It
seems that the creations of human-gods replace the selfishness with something
far more odious. So, whatever decision these creatures made, it would be "the
right decision". If these creatures had control over the world economy and could
wipe out everything in order to preserve their own survival, that would be a
nightmare come true.
Then, whom
ought we to seek? On special dates such as Easter, we Christians gather to
commemorate the Death and Resurrection of our genuine Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Not in the news, commentators, social media "influencers", or even in the
academic community can one find the Truth. God is the source of Truth; via his
one and only Son, he sent one of the most crucial lessons: love your neighbour
as yourself. Set aside the sadness and hopelessness that this weird and chaotic
world brings us in order to view Jesus clearly and avoid mistaking him for
someone else, like Mary Magdalene did.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". (John 14:6)
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