On this Easter Sunday we hear the great and glorious news that our Saviour is Risen! The pain of the passion, cross and death of Jesus, while not forgotten, has now been overwhelmed with an unbelievable outpouring of God's love for all humanity made visible through the gift of his Son. The Resurrection now becomes reality. The hope and promise of everlasting life with God has been given to us. We are now a new creation, called to go forth and proclaim the truth of the Resurrection.
We now begin the fifty days of Easter. For the next fifty days our liturgical readings will remind us and show us how we are to be the light of Christ to the world. Easter, just like Lent, will place before us new challenges to meet as we journey towards full discipleship. To be Mandatum to the world is to carry the light of Christ always, and to be nourished on this journey with the gift of Eucharist. In the glow of the Easter Candle let us now begin our new journey, the journey of Easter towards the celebration of Pentecost. May this Easter Season be a time of great blessings for you.
Happy Easter to all !