"This Day I Have Begotten You."

We have fast-paced it through the month of April: four weeks of celebrating Easter so far. Marist tradition encourages us on the last day of the month to look back and see what has been happening during that time, and above all, to give thanks for all: the good, naturally, and even for what we might at first have considered "bad". It's amazing how in the looking back, the "bad" doesn't seem so dire, and might even now be seen as a blessing.

April 1st was Holy Thursday, the beginning of the Triduum, a perfect way to begin a month of rejuvenation, as days get longer and warmer, and grass greener. Easter, our redemption day, our day of the renewal of our baptismal promises and our reawakening of what it means to be born again, was April 4th. In Psalm 2, we read, "You are my Son; this day I have begotten you" (Ps 2:7), originally referring to the king of Israel, later, by extension, to Jesus, and by further extension, to us. At our baptisms we have been begotten by God. We can never fully exhaust our reflections on this grace of graces, that's why the ensuing days of April found us examining and applying the deeper meaning of this event to us on "this day", today, so that every day is an Easter. Let us proceed in gratitude and confidence as we begin our day, fortified and assured that we are indeed God's own begotten and beloved sons and daughters. Thank you, Lord, for the wonders of this month and for giving me the gift of life, human and divine. Amen.
Bro. Rene