We are in the midst of the Easter Season . We have prepared for this with the six-week penitential season of prayer and fasting known as Lent. Now the Resurrection of Easter Sunday leads us into seven weeks of celebration.
Today marks the beginning of our third week of celebration.
It is to ponder the mystery of the Resurrection . By setting aside these seven weeks the Church is saying this is too big a mystery to simply pass over in a single day. It is like trying to go through the Smithsonian museums in one hour. It can't be done. We have been pondering the Resurrection appearances of Jesus.