Wishing you joy in this Easter Season!

Easter Message

Alleluia! He is risen. Resurrection of Jesus is central to our faith.

“If Christ has not been risen from the dead our faith will be in vain”, says Paul.

Resurrection restores our trust in the Lord. It definitely restored Jesus’ faith and trust in God the Father for He knew not what was in store for Him when He

 surrendered Himself to the will of the Father in Gethsemane and breathed his last on the cross. Cross we have a few. 

We don’t have to look for our crosses. Life will give that to us. If you say you don’t have one just wait it will show up. Jesus did not look for the cross it came to him. Jesus’ story tells us that we are invited by God to accept our crosses. James Martin in his book Jesus the Pilgrimage says, “In every cross, there is an invitation to new life in some way, and often in a mysterious way”. So we must wait for the resurrection. The Cross is often where we meet God because our vulnerability can make us more open to God’s grace. Thomas Merton writes, “In tribulation, God teaches us. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who know no tribulations”. Mary Magdalene knew tribulations in her life and Jesus met her in her sin, misery and pain. After the resurrection, she did not recognize Jesus but upon hearing “Mariam”, she knew that voice and immediately said, “Rabboni!”. “She knew that distinctive voice that called her into wholeness when it expelled whatever demons troubled her, the voice that welcomed her into his cycle of friends, the voice that told her she was valued in the eyes of God. Mary recognized that voice of love. Sometimes seeing is not believing but loving is. Mary heard that voice of Jesus, the risen one, because in the words of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the voice of God is “uplifting, consoling and encouraging”. The risen one understands us where we are and will meet us and take us into a new life, new way of living, and new way of being in the world. There is nothing impossible to God. Resurrection is all about new possibilities, new beginnings, or say God-possibilities. During this season of Easter, we will continue to listen to the voice of love and open ourselves to the One who loves to be messengers of hope, joy and peace in our broken world. Mary was told, “Do not cling to me, go and tell the disciples”. Go forth and tell the world through your witnessing that He is Risen. Alleluia!

God Bless you always!

God Bless you always!

Sincerely Yours,
Rev. Fr. Cyriac Chandy Mattathilanickal, MS

Wishing you and yours A Holy Lent!

Rev. Fr. Tom Puthusseril, M.S.
Shrine Director

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