Shhhh, Quite Please – our Savoir is resting.

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Shhhh, Quite Please – our Savoir is resting. “He rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.” (Genesis 2:2) Today, Jesus is resting in the virgin tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. After all the torture and agony he faced, he now lays quietly in a bed. His body wrapped in a gift from the Magi, the myrrh delivered to him at birth. His room is shrouded in darkness, his body emptied of the earthly life. Today, the church is stripped of everything holy, the statues are covered and the tabernacles are emptied. We too are asked to empty ourselves, to give up everything that is not holy, to bare ourselves of our sins. At the beginning of Lent, we resolved to do certain things, maybe we gave us TV, fighting with our siblings or committed to additional prayer or working with the poor. Today, as we sit in silence awaiting the light of the world, we should reflect on our Lenten commitment and resolve new commitments of Pray, Fasting and Almsgiving. We should make habits of the sacrifices we made during Lent. Tonight, during the Easter Vigil Mass, we celebrate the passing of Jesus from the darkness of death to the light of the new life. Tomorrow, Christ will Spring forth from the womb of Mother Earth; he will rise in all his glory and light up the world. He will come forth from the womb with the new life of our salvation. No longer will we need to fear death. Wait patiently today for his glory is coming.

A Simple Prayer

“Jesus, thank you for your death for me. Help me to empty my life before you. May your Spirit reshape my heart, so that my heart becomes a fit place in which you may abide forever.”

Yours in Christ Michael Marcon