Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrates the Mass of the Assumption at the Benedictine monastery of Abu Gosh. Reflecting on a passage from the Book of Revelation, he acknowledges that “these months, full of pain,” do not allow for “sugar-coating” the reality, and suggests the Christian’s task is to continue sowing life, remaining under God’s protective mantle so that evil does not have the final word.