The marks of the Lord’s death remain but, but death has no power over him, and through him neither over us. Thomas the Apostle, the wounds identify the Lord for who is but they also tell us what death is no longer death is no longer an eternal reality for those who live and die in God’s friendship. Theologians have marveled over this reality for 2,000 years and posed various reasons as to why. While the Lord’s body has been changed and glorified, the wounds from his crucifixion remain. Here our Lord appears to Thomas, and the other ten Apostles, and invites Thomas to see and probe his wounds so that Thomas might believe that the Lord is truly risen and that he is who he says he is. The Gospel for this weekend, the Second of Sunday of Easter, is popularly known as the Gospel of Doubting Thomas. He was the principal architect during the Cathedral’s restoration project back in 2008-2009 and his work here endures as a beautiful testament to the glory of God. Jim’s funeral Mass was celebrated at Blessed Sacrament this past Thursday. I would also ask you to please remember Jim Graham in your prayers. Kathy’s funeral Mass was celebrated at Christ the King this past Tuesday. Kathy is the mother of Vicki Compton who serves on our parish staff. I would ask you to please remember Kathy Dhabalt in your prayers. While the Church focuses on the faithful departed in a special way in November, I am also especially mindful of those from our parish community who have gone before us in faith as we celebrate this season of the Resurrection. Finally, a big thank you to our Cathedral choir and musicians for the tremendous work they put into our Triduum liturgies the music was truly wonderful! I wish to thank all those who helped to get that joy starts in our liturgical celebration of the Easter Triduum thank you to our readers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, and servers. I want to offer a special welcome to those who joined the Church and our parish at the Easter Vigil: Jordan, through Baptism, and Darren, Janet, & Katie through reception with the Profession of Faith. While the octave may be finishing, the joy of the Easter Season continues on. Following the reforms of Vatican II, only two octaves remain in the ordinary form of the Churches liturgical calendar: Easter and Christmas. An octave is a celebration of eight days in the Church and each day is honored liturgically in the same way as the day in which the octave began, in this case Easter Sunday. This Sunday concludes the Octave of Easter.
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