CEBU CITY — His Eminence, Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, in his Easter message Sunday, called on all believers “to proclaim the mystery of faith as Christ has died, risen and will come again.”

As the Church celebrated the most triumphant of feasts in the Roman Catholic faith, the Cebu prelate wished the faithful “a risen life, a day-to-day living that is hopeful, reconciled and at peace with God and with one another.”

Cardinal Vidal appealed to all Catholics, “to each and everyone of us to be intent on things above, rather than on things on earth.”

By “things above,” Vidal said he meant “truth, justice, love and freedom that makes peace.”

Moreover, the Cebu Cardinal urged all to be reminded that “things above are humility and patience in reconciliation, conviction and courage that gives hope in time of trouble.”

Meanwhile, during the Siete Palabras (Seven Last Words) rites last Good Friday, Vidal called on every believer to become the “living witness of God.”

In summing up last Good Friday’s reflections, he asked Catholics to account for how the Lord Jesus Christ’s presence in their lives have contributed to their lives’ transformation.

In the same Siete Palabras reflections, the prelate brought to fore such important concerns certain to impact on the lives of all Filipinos, including the elections on May 10, the state of the environment, the importance of the Filipino’s cultural heritage and the dangers of “economics without ethics.”