Mass on the Road... Literally


Happy Easter!  Yes it is still Easter.  This is only the second Sunday of Easter and there are seven of them in this joyous Season.  The Easter season is 50 days, running from Easter Sunday until Pentecost Sunday.  This week’s celebration of the resurrection of our Lord was with much less excitement that last week’s. 😊

Today was travel day as we returned from our Florida trip, so I’m not sure in which Diocese we actually attended mass.   We were driving through the Diocese of Raleigh as we listened to mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the Archdiocese of New York City.

Our "church" this Sunday

This week brought us the lessons of doubting Thomas.  Thomas was one of the original Apostles but wasn’t present the first time that Jesus appeared following his crucifixion and resurrection.  He told his fellow apostles that he needed to see Jesus and put his finger through his wounds to believe.  Jesus obliged but then chastised Thomas for not believing and praised those who believe but have not seen.  Such as us.  Cardinal Dolan had the homily.  He said something that was a bit surprising coming from a leader of the Catholic church in America.  He said that he doubted anyone in the congregation today had seen Jesus and if they did, there were police officers in the church (a normal occurrence in case you have never been to St Patrick’s in NYC) , ready to take them to Bellevue.  Presumably for a psyche evaluation.  I understand that there are probably a number of people who may claim to have seen an apparition,  but for a public figure such as the Cardinal and Archbishop of a large congregation such as NYC to say what he said is surprising.  There have been visions of the virgin Mary that have been venerated.  Why not Jesus?

The feeding of the body was very subdued this week because of our travels.  This week’s meal consisted of Oreos and Pringles…how’s that for a product placement?

And our Soulfie when we finally got home...



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