Good morning.

We have gone through the major feasts, those being Christmas and Easter. We once again are now in what is called “Ordinary Time.” This time are the days between the above two great feasts. These are the days we remember those “heroes” of our faith and are invited to put into practice what these men and women have left to us.

It is also a time to make real in our lives the true meanings of Christmas and Easter. Living out these feasts in our lives makes them a calendar date and make them a way of life that we as baptized Christians believe.

the Brazilian lyricist tells us, “If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”

It is so hard to say farewell to that which we are so familiar. The seem to be so much a part of who we are. But we know that a child cannot hold onto being a child and move into adulthood. We also cannot hold on to the “child” within us if we hope to become an adult in our faith.

May we all have the courage to say goodbye to the old that we may make room for the new that the Father holds out for each one of us.

Peace and all Good,

Fr. Vinnie, fcm and the

Bros and Srs of the

Franciscan House of Prayer.