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April 16, 2022Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 3
Jesus places the disciples and all of us in the context of true friendship and true love. The Paschal Mystery of Jesus’ Life, Death, and Resurrection brings us new life in Him and through Him. As Peter, the first Pope proclaims, the Paschal Mystery brings us Hope!
The preaching of Jesus, His teachings, the life examples of His healing others, treating all with dignity and respect, welcoming sinners and disciples alike and His selfless giving on the Cross help us learn that His actions brings renewal to all things, restore all things, brings to life all things. He did this not just through His Person but through what He did and said as Gift – through the events of His life. During this Easter Season, let us embrace our Risen Lord. To be His follower, His friend, we must act in the friendship of Christ. We must act from true love – not just for common benefit or affection, but as learned from the Father through the Son – the offering of self so we can help others receive from us what Jesus bestowed as the Gift of making all things new –renewed in relationships, reborn in caring for the most vulnerable and revitalized in faith to share.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, our First Pope, Peter, delivered a message of Hope through the Resurrection of the Lord, our current Pope, Francis, offers this message of the Resurrection --
Let the Risen Lord Jesus enter your life, welcome Him as a friend,
with trust, He is Life! Trust Him , , . be confident that He is close to you, He is with you and He will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as He would have you do.
May you and your family have a Blessed Easter Season filled with love,
hope, joy, and peace. May you experience newness of Life!
Fr. John
