40 days of glory!
“Do no weep, for I shall be more useful to you after my death and I shall help you then more effectively than during my life.” --St Dominic, dying, to his brothers (CCC 956)
Is someone worthless to us when they die? Are we worthless to them when they die? These two questions came to mind during class one day. And they are two questions that I wish many people would ask themselves and seriously think about them. Because then maybe they will understand the Communion of Saints and intercessory prayer.
The answer to these questions is simply NO! How do we know this? We are celebrating the answer right now during these 40 days! When Christ rose from the dead, walked with us for 40 days, then ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to us on the 10th day, Christ gave us the answer to the two questions above.
When Christ died, he died for us—we shared in his death. When he rose from the dead as the firstborn, he did it for us—we share in his life. We did that at our baptism—sinking down into the darkness of the water and rising out to hold the light of Christ on our baptismal candle.
This is the mystery we have been celebrating and still are. This is too great a mystery to limit to one, two, or three days. We have to do it for 50 days!! WHAT A FEAST!!
Is someone worthless to us when they die? Are we worthless to them when they die? These two questions came to mind during class one day. And they are two questions that I wish many people would ask themselves and seriously think about them. Because then maybe they will understand the Communion of Saints and intercessory prayer.
The answer to these questions is simply NO! How do we know this? We are celebrating the answer right now during these 40 days! When Christ rose from the dead, walked with us for 40 days, then ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to us on the 10th day, Christ gave us the answer to the two questions above.
When Christ died, he died for us—we shared in his death. When he rose from the dead as the firstborn, he did it for us—we share in his life. We did that at our baptism—sinking down into the darkness of the water and rising out to hold the light of Christ on our baptismal candle.
This is the mystery we have been celebrating and still are. This is too great a mystery to limit to one, two, or three days. We have to do it for 50 days!! WHAT A FEAST!!
posted by Scott the Seminarian at 7:23 AM
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