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"We are an Easter people and ALLELUIA is our song!"
-Pope St. John Paul II
The Cross of Pain has become the Cross of Glory. The Man who was humiliated, mocked and tortured has triumphed over all. The Alpha and Omega has spoken and acted. Sin has been defeated and death overcome, because Jesus the Christ is risen today. Now, with all of creation, we can proclaim together, "O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?" (1 Cor 15:55) Our God is not dead. He's alive! He's alive!
Our journey of 40 Crosses for 40 Days is now at an end. We have traveled within ourselves, with others also on the road, with the saints and with Christ Himself, walking step by step, day by day, to the hill of Calvary, joining with the suffering and death of Jesus so that we, too, can rise with Him today. We have arrived at our heart's desire - the Easter Cross of Glory, the promise of life with God in that place where every tear will be wiped away, where there shall be no more death or mourning, no more wailing or pain, because the One who sits on the throne declares "Behold, I make all things new." (Rev 21:4-5)
Let us pray: Holy God, we praise Your name! Lord of all, we bow before You! Saints on earth, Your scepter claim. All in Heaven above adore You. Infinite, Your vast domain, everlasting is your name. Infinite, Your vast domain, everlasting is Your reign!
A life-long Catholic, Sarah has worked for the Catholic church for close to 20 years, helping parents, grandparents, godparents and children of all ages learn about and live their Catholic faith. A big believer in integrating reason with imagination, she especially loves using stories, particularly the stories of C.S.Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings, as well as symbols and physical "stuff" to catechize and ponder over.
She earned her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Dallas, then went on to complete a Master's in Language and Literature at St. Mary's University and years later, while living on a farm in rural Indiana with kids, dogs, chickens and ducks, she earned a Master's degree in Theology from Franciscan University of Stuebenville. She is getting close to finishing a doctoral degree in Romantic Theology, and would love for you to follow her writing on Substack, as well as here at Catholic365.
