Happy Easter! In the readings for Easter we hear about the
empty Jesus rising from the dead.
Father Vince greeted us all with Happy Easter and we all responded back
with the same greeting, Happy Easter. He then asked us what we mean when we responded, Happy
Easter. Two of the responses
were joy and a new beginning.
There were several others and Father Vince invited up children who gave
responses to receive a gift.
He gave them little pieces of paper that had the words: worry,
loneliness, emptiness, fear, and depression. He shared that many of the people who came to
confession were experiencing these, but the joy of Easter and Jesus rising to
overcome death gives us a new beginning to overcome these anxieties of
life. Father Vince then went to the purple box in front of the
altar and brought out 5 candy bunnies and offered to each of the children in
exchange for the pieces of paper.
The kids eagerly exchanged them.
We should just as eager to exchange our worries for the joy of Jesus
rising at Easter. Happy
Easter!
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