Proclaiming the Risen Christ

Easter is such a major solemnity that a full week is given to celebrating it as if were a long day, eight days compressed into one. The hope that Christ's resurrecction gives us is boundless; his rising from the dead assures us that our sins are forgiven and that we too, through our baptisms, have risen and are candidates for eternal life. Many people were baptized and/or confirmed at the Easter Vigil, others will be next Sunday. There is new life in Jesus all around us. Loclally, one of our students was confirmed and made her first Holy Communiotn. The students who made the Marist Youth Encounter Christ, now have a deeper understanding of their relationship with him, and the 15 students who worked on Project Rebuild in Newburgh, New York, had a life-changing experience through service to the poor, which gave them a hands-on experience of our Marist Mission of making Jesus known and loved to the least favored. As one student wrote: "We were all touched by the Holy Spirit in Newburgh, NY and our lives were transformed by the compassion and love we witnessed among some of the worst poverty in the nation. I will never view my life or other people the same way. We pushed ourselves beyond our limits in order to carry out Jesus' mission of love, dignity, an humility. Together, we left our fingerpirnt on Newburgh that will never be forgotten." We proclaim the Resurrection by pushing ourselves beyond our limits to carry out the mission of Jesus: love, dignity, humlity, compassion. Could it be said any better?
Bro. Rene