Dear Parish Family,
The Church gives us fifty days of Easter - longer than Lent itself - because the Resurrection is too large a mystery to fit inside a single Sunday. The disciples needed time. The women at the tomb, the travelers to Emmaus, Thomas in the upper room: each of them came to belief at a different pace, and the Lord met every one of them where they were.
I would like to invite you, this Easter season, to do three small things with the rest of us:
- Pray a single Easter prayer each morning. Even just the words "Christ is risen" before your feet hit the floor. It costs nothing and reorders everything.
- Come to one weekday Mass. The Easter readings during these weeks walk us through the Acts of the Apostles — the story of the very first parish, finding its feet.
- Welcome someone. A new face in the pew, a neighbor who has drifted, a family member who has been away. Easter is a season of open tombs and open doors.
Thank you for the privilege of walking this season with you.
Yours in the Risen Lord,
Fr. Louis
