Easter Greetings

Dear readers,

Just as we celebrate the end of a long, dark and cold winter with the joy of the coming spring with its color and light, joy and life, so too let us celebrate this great feast of Easter and the life in each and every one of us.

We Christians are reminded each year in the resurrection that Christ triumphed over death and so brings hope and joy to us all. Indeed at our funeral Masses we recall that life is changed not ended at the end of our journey here on earth and so we celebrate with the world around us.

The new life of spring with its rebirth in greening and blossoming everywhere reminds us that we too can choose to be reborn again after our little deaths, disappointments, or failures. For as St. Paul says, nothing can separate us from the love of God and so with his grace we can always rise again along with him to new life. Therefore this Easter let us remember to give thanks to the Lord for all who have helped us taste Christ’s love and pray for the grace to share it with all with whom we work and play. God Bless, and Happy Easter!

Fr. Nick Lombardi, S.J.

Pastor, St. Anthony’s