Resurrection Parish
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REFLECTING ON THE SEASON

 Feeling Easter joy in our hearts is exhilarating and uplifting. And, it is so uplifting that it leaves one wanting to share the joy with others, which is exactly what Christians are supposed to do! We, like Christ’s disciples, are called to spread that Easter joy throughout the world.

Very often, children share good news without a thought. For adults, going out into the world may be somewhat more difficult. Often we wonder, “What good can one person do?” Moreover, we have numerous commitments and responsibilities that can, if we allow them to, draw us away from Easter joy. We strive to live the message of love and peace but we get caught up in turmoil. Remember that each of us can do plenty by incorporating our Easter joy into our daily commitments. We live as Easter people when we start anew each time we stumble.

 The tenets of our Resurrection faith are written in the smiles and on the hearts of the faithful throughout the world. We rejoice because Christ the Lord has risen. For Christians, Easter lasts long beyond the celebration of Easter Sunday. Easter is a season in which we celebrate and explore the meaning of Christ’s Resurrection for our daily lives as members of the Church. Spend time in quiet reflection with the readings of Easter time. Think about the messages that flow from this joyous time in the liturgical year. Become an Easter person filled with the joy of the Resurrection. Find small ways to bring the presence of the risen Christ to your corner of the world and beyond.

LIVING THE SEASON

 ✦Because Easter is the time of new life, try to generate enthusiasm for renewed interest in healthy living in yourself and those around you. Recruit friends or family members to go on walks or take bike rides with you. Try a new form of exercise that you have never done before, like a dance class or yoga. Volunteer to do physical chores at church, like helping with the gardening or supervising summer children’s programs.

✦Celebrate the rising of the sun by inviting your family or a friend to join you for a sunrise breakfast. Pack a simple, nutritious breakfast and take it to the park (or your backyard) just before sunrise. Together, marvel in the glory of the new day. Start your day in prayer together, thanking God for the gift of the new day and the nourishment he provides.

 ✦Select an Easter basket to use as a centerpiece at home throughout the entire Easter season. On Easter Sunday, decorate it with Easter grass and colored eggs. After the first week of Easter is over, line it with moss and tuck a few vases inside. Each week after Easter, fill the basket with greens from the garden and a few cut flowers. You might pass the decorating task around to different members of your household. Try ribbons on the basket or fresh fruit amid the flowers to reflect the bounty of spring. Keep Easter alive with this symbol. Flowers last longer if you add a few drops of bleach to the water and cut the ends of the stems every few days. A clear carbonated soda is also good for flowers when you dilute one part soda and one part water.

 Click on the links below reflections on and suggestions on how to live out each Sunday of Lent.
(To read the linked pages online, open the document, then right click and select “Rotate.”)

Easter Sunday 04_08_2012
2nd Sunday of Easter Time 04_15_2012
3rd Sunday of Easter Time 04_22_2012
4th Sunday of Easter Time 04_29_2012
5th Sunday of Easter Time 05_06_12
6th Sunday of Easter Time 05_13_12
Ascension Sunday 05_20_12
Pentecost 05_27_12

The Word to Go © 2011 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. By Graziano Marcheschi with Rosanne Masters Thomas. English scripture texts from the New American Bible with revised New Testament and Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. Permission to publish granted by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Chicago, on May 18, 2011.