April 14, 2023: How Much God Loves a Fruitful Soul

“You are the garden and Easter is our springtime.” As we walk through our neighborhoods and see the beauty that comes from the hard work of the gardening and cultivating, let us remember “that is what God is doing in our lives as well… recall that it is actually for us that God has dug a space in the family of the church. He has removed our stoney hearts with His teachings, particularly during Lent. He built a wall around us with moral and Canon law. He gave us the watchtower of our shepherds to keep guard. He planted the choicest vine of the Holy Spirit in our souls and every day He waters it… now He’s looking for the blossom.” Third Sunday of Easter: First Reading: Acts 3: 13-15, 17-19 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 4: 2, 4, 7-8, 9 Second Reading: First John 2: 1-5a Alleluia: Luke 24: 32 Gospel: Luke 24: 35-48