We are an Easter People
Two by two priests processed into our Cathedral in Cobh for the Mass of Chrism last Wednesday. The Bishop blessed the oils to be used for the anointings in Baptism, Confirmation, Ordination and the Sacrament of the Sick and the priests renewed their priestly commitment.
Those oils were brought to the Altar on Holy Thursday evening and presented for use in the parish during the coming year. There was a great sense of belonging to the family of the Church.
Easter Sunday
My hope is that all of us experience that sense of belonging this Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Yes, He is risen! That clicked with Peter and John when they went into the empty tomb – “They saw and they believed” – and an Easter people began to form. It is to that community of faith that we belong. Perhaps you are not an active member of the Church; perhaps you feel a long way away from the Church…perhaps the empty tomb will click with you this Easter.