You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone… Isn’t that true of all life? It has sort of been one of those weeks. Risking dating myself and some of my co-workers, this week came the announcement of the death of Doris Day and Tim Conway.  Not to “out” anyone, but there was a group who knew AND a few in the office who didn’t!

50 Days of Easter, Part 2:  How is it going so far?  If you recall, I asked a similar question at the start of Lent. In Lent, we take on certain actions to keep the season, and along the way we evaluate how we're doing. Shouldn't that also be true for the Easter Season as well?

Easter is not over yet! We had 40 days for Lent and now we have 50 days for Easter! Now we get to celebrate the Good News so that the beautiful truth of our faith sinks in!

Euangelion — Christos Anesti! This is the good news — Christ is risen!

HOLY WEEK IS HERE! Let’s plan to celebrate it well! We have daily Mass on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week as usual, but on Thursday, something changes. Thursday, we begin ONE celebration over THREE days, called the Triduum.

Join me in praying this Litany with our Elect!

“Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast. It’s Laetare Sunday!”

“Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” It’s the start of the Third Week of Lent and I am asking myself, ‘How have I done so far?’

“L” is for...LECTIO! (bet you thought I was going to say Lent, and it’s for that too!) Since the parish is doing holy reading this Lent, I use the “L” word from Latin – Lectio, because that is what lectio means. And remember Fr. Dave’s 3 Questions? That is how you do it!

What are you doing for Lent? First, let’s remember Ash Wednesday, a PUBLIC fast. “Return to me with your whole heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning…proclaim a fast, call an assembly”.

The Sunday Before Fat Tuesday Musings: I have it on great authority that important occasions are generally followed by food and celebration, but in the case of Lent, it’s the exact opposite. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you FAST, ABSTAIN, AND GIVE ALMS!