Wishing you and your families a joy-filled Easter Season.
During these 50 days of Celebrating our Lord's Resurrection, there are many
little things easily incorporated into family life to help make this period a
tangible part of our faith. In our prayer area, the purple has been replaced by
white, the ashes by Easter water, and the crown of thorns by the Paschal
candle. We used a plain white candle and decorated it with colored wax,
focusing on the prayers for the blessings of the candle.
Another idea would be to use parts of the Exultet as the
evening prayer. We focused on thanksgiving for the bees and the lovely scent of
the Easter candles and the overall joy of the Proclamation.
Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her,
ablaze with light from her eternal King,
let all corners of the earth be glad,
knowing an end to gloom and darkness.
We've also copied and decorated the word 'Rejoice' with the
younger children:
Rejoice,
let Mother Church also rejoice,
arrayed with the lightning of his glory,
let this holy building shake with joy,
filled with the mighty voices of the peoples.
Last week, all of us were amazed at the brightness of the
moon, a perfect time to lift up the following verse:
This is the night of which it is written:
The night shall be as bright as day,
dazzling is the night for me,
and full of gladness.
Most of all, enjoy this blessed time together. For me, it is
always a reminder that each day is a gift. May God's peace be with you all ~
Beate
" Let us accept the grace of Christ’s
Resurrection! Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let
us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become
agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect
all creation and make justice and peace flourish." ~ Pope Francis
