Easter Vigil

Our daughter has a friend who is Catholic. Her friend has Virgin Mary posters, icons, and statues displayed around her room. Knowing about the practice of Easter vigil that most if not all Catholic parishes observe, I asked this friend if she ever attended. They have attended a few times, it turns out. She said she gets into the candles and the darkness of the vigil.

Will you do vigil in some way today as we await Easter morning? I think I will take up Parsons' suggestion to do a vigil walk this afternoon, trying to live in the moment without solving problems in my mind, enjoying the senses' discoveries.

And part of the Easter vigil is to baptize infants and others. Could we meditate today awhile on the words that were once spoken over us, "[Name], I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." What does it mean to you to live as a person who is named and claimed by none other than the God of the universe who raised Jesus from the dead?

Brian