While life outside is normal and kids are playing on their spring break, inside our home is different. It is a place of respite. It is dark and lit only by candlelight. It is Holy Thursday, we are making space in our lives for the Lord. We are fasting from artificial light.
Parenthood is stressful. The most stressful period of my life thus far. For me, adolescence was a time of restlessness and rebellion. Young adulthood was a sort of quiet waiting with an anxiousness to know the future. As a young married dealing with five years of infertility was pure anguish. And now, here I am. Blessed parenthood. And I am stressed.
This opportunity for peace is a welcome moment in our life.
Today I was hoping to bring our family to the Vigil. Two sick children plus one husband who needs to study means our life got in the way of our plans. We watched a bit of the vigil on EWTN and now I am keeping vigil at home by candlelight.
Lord, be with us. Helps us to enter in.
I am going dark. Stopping only to share our experience by blog. We are adopting this (read #2) wonderful suggestion and will be dark until Easter Sunday.
Happy feast day to my wonderful brother in law and all our clergy!
From the Chrism Mass (the bishop addresses the people):
My brothers and sisters, pray for your priests. Ask the Lord to bless them with the fullness of his love, to help them be faithful ministers of Christ the High Priest, so that they ill be able to lead you to him, the fountain of your salvation. Lord Jesus Christ, hear us and answer our prayer.
1 comment:
I love this idea! We'll definately have to do this next year.
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