04/05/2004: "Ever wondered what the deal is with Easter Eggs?"

I sure have. I mean what in God's name (yes, God's name) do they have to do with Easter? Well I heard two good reasons to get behind Easter Eggs this year:

1. In the past part of the Lenten fast in some areas included eggs. To eat them at Easter was a special joy because of the long fast that had just been completed.

2. That the shell was symbolic of the tomb of Christ and the egg was the new life of Christ. I'm not so sure what that means that we hard-boil our symbolic Christ, but I'll go with it anyway.

OK, #1 was a better explaination. Next year my fast will include eggs, or maybe all dairy... umm, maybe just eggs. In any case, happy Easter Egg hunts for everyone. May every egg be found before the lawn mower gets to them.

Ken :

Quite true Alice! In fact, I'm sure they're counted in the 150,000. Make that 40 new Catholics from our parish this year and everyone of them, young and old, deserve our blessings.

04.06.04 @ 09:35 AM PST

alice crawford :

Dear Ken:

While it is fact that the children catechumenate at SS Pete and Paul will not be initiated until April 18, they should be counted in the number of new Catholics at our parish. The children wait as a matter of convenience because the Vigil Mass is too late into the evening for them. So, let's not discount that there will be about 20 more Catholics joining us this Easter season.

alice

04.06.04 @ 08:16 AM PST