Easter Week

For many years when My family would go to Mass while at the cottage, we would get in the boat, cross to the marina, then drive to the local High School (a public school!) and attend Mass at 9:00 am during the summer months.  We would often return to the cottage - where we had TV! - just in time to hear "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad - in it" from a US TV evangelist.  My mom loved to hear that line, even if she did not want to hear anything else the preacher had to say!

To be sure - Easter Sunday is indeed the day the Lord has made, and the resurrection of Jesus is truely THE game changer.  The resurrection is what defines us as a people of faith, and at the same time defines our relationship with the Father. 

Christ is the Light which conquers darkness - is the Life which defeats death.

As I reflect on the busy Sunday we have had, right now I feel the Triduum most in my feet!  Standing for long periods - and suffering from Plantar Fasciitis - perhaps this is just a small share for me in the passion of Christ...

Many talk about how people often only come to church at these high holy-days but my experience is not so... I would say that less than 10% of the people that I saw on Sunday were "New Faces" to me.  Most were people who come 2 or 3 times per month - and yet all come on Easter Sunday.

For we know deep down, that beyond chocolates and eggs, beyond bunnies and roasts, this reality - that we share in a hope so great, and so profound, we can barely comprehend this defining moment in the history of salvation.

Enjoy some Popcorn. I will - because ever so dimly it reminds me of the liberation I have in Christ. In baptism, I am no longer a slave to sin, but am free in Christ Jesus - who is risen - risen indeed - Alleluia...
I invite you to come share your experience of the Triduum on Tuesday Evening at 7:15 pm at the Church.  In word and song we will reflect on our experience of the Triduum, and how we are changed - here and now - in Bolton in 2011.

Peace