Hello, happy Saturday.

Well, once again I have to say that it seems that we are just flying through these days of the Easter season.

I find myself having to keep a calendar near me so that I can know what the date is or what day it is. It just seems that no matter how early I get up, the day just flies by and then it is time to take my nighttime meds and head for the bed.

I have mentioned to you before that we should put some time aside to meditate on what we have just celebrated. When we do, we find ourselves pondering on the reality that our faith calls us to proclaim the fact that Jesus has put death to flight, has walked out of the grave in all His holiness. And let us not forget that what Jesus has done is to give each one of us the gift of Hope that we also will, one day, come forth from our grave to the Glory of God!!

Cardinal Basil Hume, ” The great gift of Easter is Hope – Christian Hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in His ultimate triumph, and in His goodness and love, which nothing can shake.”

This is the truth that has kept Christians together for centuries. It is this Hope that has enabled them to give up their lives. It is this great Cloud of Witnesses that stand before us calling us to let the light of Christ’s resurrection shine forth in our lives. As someone said many, many years ago, “Behold these Christians, how they love one another.”

Peace and All Good,

Fr. Vinnie, fmc and the

Bros and Srs of the

Franciscan House of Prayer.