The Resurrection and COVID-19 Pandemic

Although our Easter celebrations for this year were different for all, the key message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ remains at the heart of this season.  Yet celebrating the joy and hope of this event seems almost difficult in light of what is taking place around the world at present.  

Yet it is this very hope of what lies ahead, this hope that life will prevail, and this hope for a brighter future for humanity, that we all anticipate.  As we become more empathetic to the needs of those around us, more patient and more present, may we, this Easter season “find new ways of loving generously and responding in hope through our faith” (Rachel McLean). 

The Real Superheroes

2000 years ago, a man with superpowers healed the blind and cured the incurable.  He died for us on Good Friday.  

Today, women and men, young and old are dealing with a disease unlike anything they have ever seen. In these countries, people like you and me, are being superheroes for those who are suffering.   

I give thanks for courageous doctors, nurses, cleaners, cooks, teachers, parents and carers. I pray for those who are sick, those who have died and those who have lost loved ones.   

I ask for the strength to love without fear and to hope without doubt. During this Easter Season, I pray for peace and healing.  

We ask this prayer, through our risen Christ, Amen.  

from
Sharon O’Keeffe 
Director Identity and Outreach  
Catholic Education of Cairns 

Megan Mahoney
Assistant to the Principal Formation & Identity