Easter Sunday, April 17th, 2022

 Easter Sunday, April 17th, 2022

(PLEASE NOTE THAT EASTER MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED AT 11:00 AM ON EASTER SUNDAY INSTEAD OF 10:30 AM)

In his Epistle written to the Colossians, St. Paul writes in the Third Chapter:  "IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above . . . " (Colossians 3:1)  The events of Holy Week teaches us many valuable lessons.  At the beginning, the crowds are acclaiming Our Blessed Saviour, yelling Hosanna!  Hosanna! as He made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  At the end of the week, He was on trial with the crowds yelling Crucify Him! Crucify Him.  This same Jesus, Who Himself was Rabbi . .  . . Teacher . . .  Friend . . . .  Miracle Worker . . . . Inspiration . . . . Image of Our Heavenly Father . . . . This same Man they saw as the great hope of Israel . . . . by the end of the week, they saw Him scourged, bloodied and beaten . . . .  and then put to death, dying in the company of two thieves.  As Our Lord was dying on that Cross, very few of those closest to Him remained to be with Him to the very end.  All the rest vanished for fear of the authorities and downcast that their "dream" had come crashing down around them on that hill at Calvary.  And yet just when everything seemed that it could not get any worse . . . .  just when life seemed that it was at the darkest hour . . . . . the Tomb was discovered empty on that first Easter morn.  The same Teacher . . . . Rabbi . . . .  Miracle Worker . . . . Who had seemed in the eyes of the world to be defeated . . . . . humiliated  . . . . and struck down in utter defeat . . . .  . He was now risen from the dead.   Each of us, as stated above, can learn a valuable lesson from this for our own lives.   So many of us get so caught up on the negative events that befall us in life.  We place more of our time and energy dwelling on the negative events.  In life, we should know by now that we experience the good and the bad.  As human beings, we suffer, yes, but we also enjoy accomplishment.  Quite frankly, one doesn't happen without the other.  An athlete, in a very simple example, does not automatically get the winning trophy right off the bat.  An athlete only gets the trophy after years and years of dedication, training, and yes, even years of defeat.  So, too, we so often have to learn from our mistakes before we can enjoy victory.  In short, Easter never would have happened without Good Friday.  The "empty tomb" never would have been possible without first the Cross.  Don't limit yourself by getting "stuck" on the defeats in your life.  Always remember that Our Blessed Saviour carried His Cross in what seemed to be defeat in the eyes of the world.  And yet His defeat turned out to be victory . . . . victory over death.  And He did it all for us . . . . . so that we could have the possibility of enjoying eternal life with Him.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MASS ON EASTER SUNDAY WILL BE CELEBRATED AT 11:00 AM instead of the usual 10:30 am time.  Again, St. Margaret Church will celebrate Easter Mass at 11:00 AM We meet at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.