April 20, 2025

The Resurrection of the Lord

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Today is the Sunday of all Sundays, the great celebration of the resurrection of Jesus! On this day, we join with the disciples as they race to the tomb and discover it empty. We don’t have to linger on the outside with our doubts and fears. We can accompany the beloved disciple who went into the tomb and “saw and believed” (John 20:8). Then, with Mary Magdalene, we can embrace Jesus as our risen Lord. During Lent, we searched our hearts to find the stones that block us from the resurrection life. Now Jesus has rolled back these stones so that we can enter into a life of freedom and hope and joy. Let this be a day of celebration! Jesus has triumphed over every obstacle. He has obtained everything we need. We can rest in his arms, knowing that we are secure. Let’s stay close to Jesus in the joy of the resurrection. Though world events may be cause for serious concern, though the “unpredictables” of daily life may challenge our patience and trust, Jesus is with us. He wants the joy and stone-moving power of this day to be available to us always. In faith, we can pursue the lifetime goal of continual resurrections over everything that keeps us from recognizing our privileged position as a “beloved disciple.” Now is the time to raise your head and “set your minds on things that are above” (Colossians 3:2). Just as John looked inside the empty tomb and believed, we believe that the same Jesus who died and was thought to be gone forever is now alive. Our faith in his resurrection means we can put our trust in his entire life. All his words are true. All his promises, and all our hopes and dreams, will be fulfilled. As the light of the resurrection dawns with increasing brilliance, let your Easter alleluia burst forth!

“What a beautiful life you have given me, Lord Jesus! Let me sing the glorious hope that comes from your resurrection. With each day, but especially today, make my joy a gift to you, a grateful acknowledgment of the love you have for me.”

Thank You!

The St. Hedwig Knights of Columbus Council #7244 would like to thank everyone for their generosity in the annual “Loaves & Fishes Food Drive”. Thank you for your support. Bóg zapłać!

RECTORY OFFICE EASTER HOURS

The Rectory office will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, April 18th & April 21st, 2025.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The children of the Religious Education Program (CCD) will not have classes on April 15th & 16th and April 22nd & 23rd, 2025. Classes will resume April 29th & 30th, 2025.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Over the centuries, the Church has demonstrated a wonderful ability to adopt a culture’s favorite symbols and customs and assign them new meaning. Easter eggs have a very ancient pedigree: nature’s perfect package, emblem of new life, dyed and decorated and given as gifts in ancient Egypt, Rome, China and Persia. Just as the long hard winter is over, the egg bursts with promise of life and nourishment. Long ago, Christians came to see the egg not as a symbol of spring’s rebirth, but of ours, and as a sign of Christ’s tomb. A Polish legend says that Mary, in compassion for the soldiers at the cross, gave them eggs, but that her tears stained their shells with brilliant color. Legends have their origin in tales told around a hearth, but they often contain a profound truth. The idea of Mary, the first Christian, engaged in a merciful act of forgiveness and tenderness even in the shadow of the cross, describes the age-old wish that Christ “Easter in us.”

Remember Our Sick Parishioners In Your Prayers

Anna Burzawa, Dylan Cascno, Tim Cicon, Sr., Mark Cicon, Jan Czerwinski, Dorothy Dominski, Bartoszek Dudek, Zenon Dzięgielewski, Sabina Dziewięcka, Helen Jamieson, Charles Kowalski, Sue Lynch, Adam Matusz, Marie Niwore, Dan Piestor, Lucy Siemientkowski, Anthony Sikora, Pat Sikorski, Diane Silver, Joseph P. Strycharz, Kelly Ann Strycharz.

Please call the Rectory Office to add or remove names from the list.