Easter Sunday, March 31st, 2024
In the Twenty-Seventh chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, we hear the Passion of Our Lord. At the end of the chapter we are also told of Our Blessed Saviour being laid in the tomb. St. Matthew tells us that Our Lord is laid in the tomb that belonged to Joseph, who himself went to Pilate to ask for the body of our Blessed Saviour. After He was laid in the tomb the chief priests and Pharisees, we are told by St. Matthew, that they also went to Pilate to ask that a guard be placed at the tomb because they remembered Our Lord's words that He would rise on the third day. Pilate told them to set a guard and "they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch."
We also have been setting a watch . . . . we have been anticipating the arrival of Our Blessed Saviour. We wait for Him every day. We wait for Him to speak to us when we read Scripture. We watch for Him when we sit in prayer. We wait in anticipation when we have a problem or need assistance in our life and wait and watch for Our Blessed Saviour to come to our aid. We watch for Him when we go to Mass and receive His Precious Body and Blood at Communion time. At all of these times just described we need to watch for Our Blessed Saviour. We need to listen to what He says to us. So often, in the "busy-ness" of life, we do not take the time to pay attention, to listen. Also, our attention is diverted by the distractions of this life: whether they be issues that take up our time; or television; or computer; or jobs; or other diversions. God should always take the top priority in our life. Nothing should take our attention off of Him. Let us set a watch for Him and welcome Him into our heart.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME: Mass will begin at 11:30 am instead of the usual time. Please join us at 11:30 am on Easter Sunday in the Chapel
Easter Sunday Mass will be held on Sunday, April 5th, 2015 at 9:30 AM at St. Margaret Church. Mass is held at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Please note that on Easter Sunday, we will not be in the chapel as we normally celebrate there. Rather, we will be on the Fourth Floor of Marquette Manor.
We also have been setting a watch . . . . we have been anticipating the arrival of Our Blessed Saviour. We wait for Him every day. We wait for Him to speak to us when we read Scripture. We watch for Him when we sit in prayer. We wait in anticipation when we have a problem or need assistance in our life and wait and watch for Our Blessed Saviour to come to our aid. We watch for Him when we go to Mass and receive His Precious Body and Blood at Communion time. At all of these times just described we need to watch for Our Blessed Saviour. We need to listen to what He says to us. So often, in the "busy-ness" of life, we do not take the time to pay attention, to listen. Also, our attention is diverted by the distractions of this life: whether they be issues that take up our time; or television; or computer; or jobs; or other diversions. God should always take the top priority in our life. Nothing should take our attention off of Him. Let us set a watch for Him and welcome Him into our heart.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME: Mass will begin at 11:30 am instead of the usual time. Please join us at 11:30 am on Easter Sunday in the Chapel
Easter Sunday Mass will be held on Sunday, April 5th, 2015 at 9:30 AM at St. Margaret Church. Mass is held at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Please note that on Easter Sunday, we will not be in the chapel as we normally celebrate there. Rather, we will be on the Fourth Floor of Marquette Manor.
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