THE EASTER CANDLE…stands tall in the Main Lobby of our school. It is the symbol of Christ, our light. The candle represents Christ, the beginning and end of all times and ages. Five wax nails are inserted into the candle to signify the wounds that Jesus received in his hands, feet and side when he was crucified. The candle will remain burning brightly for the next fifty days. It is the light of Christ’s revealing love.
WATER…is also one of the great symbols of the Season of Easter. It is a symbol of Baptism through which we are initiated into the Christian Community. The baptismal font of the church has sometimes been referred to as the womb of the church. Baptism bridges our human divisions and calls us to the unity of one body, one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. Vessels of water are placed in the main lobby to remind us of our baptismal call to be disciples of Christ Jesus.
The Risen Christ is here among us in a unique way to remind us that we do not travel alone, that Someone cares and that one day we too shall shine bright and beautiful with the fullness of the Risen Christ’s love.
SOME THOUGHTS ON EASTER BY SAINT AUGUSTINE
Let us chant Alleluia. Then the word of scripture will be accomplished,the word not of combatants any more, but of victors:Death has been swallowed up in victory!
Let us chant Alleluia here in the midst of dangers and temptations.O blessed Alleluia of heaven! No more anguish, no more adversity. No more enemy.No more love of destruction.Up above, praise to God, and here below, praise to God.
Praise mingled with fear here, but without disturbance above.Here we chant in hope, there, in possession;here it is Alleluia on the way,there it is on arriving home.
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