Friday After Ash Wednesday
I just had a wedding here. A young couple, so clearly happy to be getting married and to have the support of their family, friends and parish around them. I like days like these!
Heading to the reception shortly but will have to leave it to go to a funeral here in the parish. A woman died suddenly and unexpectedly during the week. I saw her at Mass on Sunday last and never, for a second, imagined it to be her last Sunday Mass with us. From now on she will be caught up in the prayers we offer for the dead – in that way, she will continue to be part of our gathering. I don’t like days like these so much.
Is there a thought here? Maybe it’s around accepting what the day brings in the knowledge that the hand and heart of God are to be found both in joy and sorrow – in beginnings and endings. It’s the same day.
I think I like that idea.
