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è Ascension of the Lord

 

 

 

ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!

 

           This is a joyful day in the faith life of the Church and of every Christian around the world.   This is the day when the promise of new life, salvation and redemption is revealed in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The darkness we experienced with the Lord in the past three days is no longer here, for the Light today shines in the heart of all believers, of the hopeless, the downcast, the suffering and of those who wait. 

            A melody of love, joy and hope resonates all around us on Easter Sunday, uniting all creatures with the One who defeated death and opened our eyes to the mystery of LOVE.  It is the love that empowered Jesus to bear the unbearable and to keep him focused in hope rather than in despair, in trust rather than in bitterness, and in forgiveness rather than in hatred.  That is, Jesus in the midst of the pain and the suffering, refused to let sin triumph over the gift of the true love that fulfills our longing to be united with God, with every brother and sister, and with all living creatures.

            Let us always remember, however, that there would be no Easter without the Passion.  Otherwise, the whole promise of the Incarnation of Jesus would make no sense.  As St. Paul in Colossians says, “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.”  (Col 3: 1-4)

This is a day of HOPE, of realizing that our salvation is at hand, that we were created to enjoy the eternal glory and life with our God.  Easter is the passage of old life to new life, it is indeed a death to what our world dictates and to the moments of blindness in our lives, so that we may rise again to a deeper revelation of who God is in us and who we are called to be as His sons and daughters. 

            Every day can be Easter!  Let us then unveil the darkness, let the light shine and let HOPE and LOVE lead us to proclaim what we have seen and we have heard.

Rejoice and be glad!  JESUS IS RISEN TODAY in you and in me!!!!!

Sr. Cecilia Castillo, STJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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