Dear People of God as I thank you for your commitments throughout the Lenten Season and more importantly the period of Triduum, it is important to retrospect a little on our collective journey and faith expressions over time.
The last two years, and especially the last two months, have surely felt like Good Friday as our world continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic and watches with sadness the dehumanising cruelty unfolding amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Yes, there can be no doubt that evil has its hour.
This seemed to continue with the silence that was cast upon us from Holy Thursday night till Saturday morning – a moment of hopelessness. A great silence where earth trembled because God has fallen asleep in the flesh. Suddenly, today hope is ignited. We all followed at Easter Vigil that light in procession as it was in the voyage of the Israelites – the chosen people of God. We the new people of God enchanted: Lumen Christi, Deo Gratias. The gate of silence was shattered by the chorus of Alleluia, an indication that He has truly risen. What a cosmic connection with the spring of our time-all the plantations that have withered at winter are now back to life.
Easter celebration is therefore a moment of regeneration. A time to move from hopelessness to hopefulness. A time to be reassured, and to reassure others about the final victory. A season to know that our faith transcends every fear and trepidation. A moment when we are liberated from physical and spiritual squalor unto salvation. Let us trust in this reality and extend it to others.
May I use this opportunity to thank all those who sent in cards and expressed their felicitations in one way or the other. My gratitude goes to all the functionaries in the Church throughout these past days. May our Post-Easter experience help us to keep singing Alleluia unto the final victory.
Rev.Fr. Matthew Gbenga MADEWA
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