The Natural Heart of Easter
Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 12:29AM Happy Easter! Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, offers a reflection this most blessed of seasons. In the emptiness of the tomb, there was fullness. We've been given natural hearts to see Jesus and life.
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Reading:
Ezekiel 36: 20-28
Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD:
Not for your sakes do I act, house of Israel,
but for the sake of my holy name,
which you profaned among the nations to which you came.
I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations,
in whose midst you have profaned it.
Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD,
when in their sight I prove my holiness through you.
For I will take you away from among the nations,
gather you from all the foreign lands,
and bring you back to your own land.
I will sprinkle clean water upon you
to cleanse you from all your impurities,
and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you,
taking from your bodies your stony hearts
and giving you natural hearts.
I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes,
careful to observe my decrees.
You shall live in the land I gave your fathers;
you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Music:
- Music, "Jesus Christ is Risen Today," by Cyprian Consiglio (used with permission).
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