Lent is over. Easter
Triduum is over. With these we have completed the important celebrations in the
life of the Church and we have moved into Easter season now. We have faithfully
journeyed with the Lord during these times and our faith has been enlightened,
enriched and strengthen. Today we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and He
has conquered the grave of our division and separation, and the root of all sin
and violence in our community. The Lent season and Easter Triduum have brought
us to spiritual heights as St Anselm says, “the diamond from the muck.”
The Easter season
commenced on Easter Sunday and we continue to commemorate the Resurrected Jesus
for the next 50 days till Pentecost. It is an opportunity for us to polish the
diamond which has been picked up from the muck – dirt of sin so that the living
spirit of Easter – “Joy,
Renewed Commitments and Living Without fear” concretely define who we are as
Catholics.
With faith in the
Risen Lord, we are able to cling on to a continuing sense of joy even when
faced with sadness and tears in our lives. Joy is a gladness felt deep within
us, which cannot be taken away from us, even in the midst of sorrow, pain,
failures and tears. With our renewed baptismal promises and commitments, we
have reached a sense of newness with positive attitudes and renewed
relationships by appreciating and complementing one another.
When the Risen Lord
appeared to the women at the tomb and later to His apostles, His first words
was “Peace
be with you”
(Jn 20:21) and “Do
not be afraid,”
(Mt 28:5,10). These words resonate from the bottom of our hearts, helping us to
cope with the fear from the loss of employment, an illness, and breakdown in
relationships. Trust in the Risen Lord can overcome our fears and enables us to
live in the spirit of Easter.
I would like to say a
big thank you personally to the many individuals and ministries who have helped
and assisted our community towards spiritual preparations during the Easter
Triduum. Now that we have finished, many of you have asked, what’s next? How do
I maintain the spiritual momentum, which I developed during Lent and Easter
Triduum?
What’s next? Next
will be our very own Patron Saint’s feast day celebrations, which will commence
from 22 April till 2 May 2016. I invite you once again to commit yourselves in
taking part in the upcoming feast day celebrations. In three weeks time we will
begin our novena and I encourage all of you to pray at least a decade of the
rosary each day, maybe in your car or while you exercise so that our feast day
celebrations will be a meaningful one for our families and BECs.
“God bless you during this
Easter season!"
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