Easter Sunday Of The Resurrection Of The Lord

Dear Parishioners,

    Happy Eastertide! We all feel that the last year has been very difficult. Perhaps this is true, but the events of Holy week remind us that life was a roller coaster ride for Jesus as well. He lived the full human experience.  He had times of triumph like on Palm Sunday and he had times of great suffering like on Good Friday.

    There is one overriding event that colors every other event in the life of Christians though, which is the Resurrection of the Lord. At the end of the day sin and death do not have the last word.  Jesus comes forth from the grave to bring new life.

     I feel like our world has been in the tomb for the last year.  We are slowly emerging from that tomb and new life is beginning.  How will our parish be revitalized?  What can we expect?  I have found no theologian or religious leader who dares to predict what will happen to our churches.  Every prediction is a theory.

     Will the faith be stronger because of the trauma of the last year or will people stay away from religion?  We have one certainty that uplifts our spirits on this Easter morning, which is, that at the end of history there will be new life in Christ.  This is our faith, and it is what we celebrate this week.

May Our Lady and All the Angels and Saints watch over you.

Fr. Mark