A blessed Easter

I wish you all a very blessed Easter! I am aware that Easter has since come and gone, but we are still in the Easter season, so better late than never. Holy week turned out to be very beautiful, even if very simple in my parish. Unfortunately with everything going on I didn’t have many possibilities to take pictures, but I have a few…

This was the first Holy Week that I had to guide myself, and I have come to have a whole new appreciation for all the work my brothers did in Rome for us. The liturgy is intricate and detailed with so many little points to consider, especially when dealing with them for the first time. Another factor is, of course, inculturation the liturgy in my parish with all of its limited resources and handicaps. But, as I said, everything turned out very well and was truly beautiful.

The Sunday after Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, was especially nice here. Our founder, Fr. Paul Maria Sigl, was visiting along with Mother Agnes (the mother superior of the sisters). Here in the diocese, the feast has grown to be quite a celebration with busses coming from across the diocese. Fr. Paul gave the homily at mass as well a conference in the afternoon on Divine Mercy. All in all, it was a truly graceful day and everyone was quite touched.

I will try and write some more in a few days, but for now, here are some photos that Fr. Luis put in his site from the feast of Divine Mercy.

http://www.pluis.sk/web/milosrdenstvo/BM2006/index.htm