The Easter Season
Easter is the season of the Church calendar which highlights the most positive aspects of life. Easter is the season of being aware of what it means to have fullness of life. It is also the season of joy and peace. Once Jesus resurrected and appeared to the Apostles, the first words he said to them were, “Peace be with you.” The gift of the Risen Lord is peace.
In this season of peace, let us pray that peace reigns in the hearts of all people. We especially pray for the people of Ukraine. We, as the St Patrick’s community, are committed to offering the people of Ukraine our continuing prayerful support. In pursuit of this commitment to prayer, let us daily pray together the Peace Prayer of St Francis:
Lord, make us instruments of your peace,
Where there is hatred let us sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
And where there is sadness, joy.
O divine master grant that we may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive-
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
And it’s in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen
Angelo Gattone - Mission Coordinator