FIDELITY TO YOUR BAPTISM AT THE CORE OF OUR EASTER FAITH.............

On this penultimate day of the 50 Glorious Days of Easter 2013, the eve of Pentecost, the 57th anniversary of my Baptism, all Catholic-Christians are summoned once more to focus on the core message of Easter : Baptism in the Risen Christ.  By virtue of being Baptizers into being Disciples of Jesus The Christ, we begin our initiation into the Paschal Mystery of Jesus' Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.  So take some time as this Easter Season to remember and give life to your Baptism.  Explore the date if you don't know.  Speak to family, friends, or fellow believers, who may have been present.  Share the momentos of the day - your baptismal certificate, candle, garment, gifts, or photographs.  Pray and ponder on what being Baptized means to you now, as members of the Body of Christ, who are the People of God.  May all this infuse and reinvigorate your Faith in the New and Risen Life of Christ Jesus, and our mutual promise and hope to share in it fully forever in God's Eternal Kingdom of Life and Love.............Fr.  Troy