Salutations! How are you doing at the beginning of the Easter Triduum? I hope that you are well. Growing up at my home parish of St. Hubert’s in Chanhassen this was always a special day for going to church, sharing a potluck meal with parishioners, and then participating in the Holy Thursday Mass.
Here at Immaculate Conception last year I was thrilled and honored to pray with so many of you. Some of you might recall that my good friend, brother priest, and housemate Fr. Bruno preached at the Mass last year about the tremendous gift that Jesus left us in the Eucharist and with the ministerial priesthood. While my heart is grateful for those beautiful memories of yesteryear there is also a heaviness and a sadness that we will not be gathering together in person this year.
My prayer is that Christ our “Great High Priest” (Hebrews 4:14) would look upon us with His tender mercy and share His super abundant Grace with us on this sacred day. As a way to be united in prayer with Christ and one another let us together pray the Act of Spiritual Communion:
