Back in the fall we began a walk through, in my column, many of the different parts of the Mass, looking at what we do & why we do it. We had gotten through the first part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word, and then Advent began, then Christmas, then Lent soon after that, & we got a bit off course from our walk through the Mass.

Happy Easter! It’s Angel again. I wanted to take the opportunity this weekend to share with you my favorite moment from Easter. It happened about 2:00 in the afternoon that day, when I jumped up on my grandma’s couch & saw my dad getting out of his car. I was so excited!

He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! With the timing of last week’s eclipse, I put off for a week doing something very important, that I wanted to make sure to take the time to do in this weekend’s column & that is to say THANK YOU! As we continue in the joy of the Easter season, I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who have helped to make this joyful time so joyful for us as a parish family.

On this Divine Mercy Sunday, what we celebrate is, in a sense, the eclipse of God’s mercy on our sins. Our shame, our guile over our sins can at times block us from seeing God’s love & mercy at work in our lives.