Act 2:1-111 Cor 12:3b-7.12-13Jn 20:19-23 I do not know which of the two divine visits evoked in today’s readings is more surprising, more unexpected. Is it the coming of Jesus on the evening of Easter “the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews”? Or is it “the rush of a […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community