 |
|
Letter To Editor
|
Reconciliation Day |
| Cajetan Peter D'Souza |
Dear Sir,
Good Friday is the day we commemorate the death of Lord Jesus Christ, when he was crucified on the Holy Cross at Calvary. Though many Catholics follow the traditions faithfully of doing their Lenten confessions and following the season faithfully, there are few people who are looking for total reconciliation by way of fasting and penance. There are still a few people from the parishes who have excluded themselves from the Church and the parish, for reasons best known to them. As the Novena of the Divine Mercy begins from Good Friday, this should be an occasion for the Church to observe Holy Saturday as Reconciliation Day and visit those people who have been excluded from the Church. They are the Lost Sheep, which the Good Shepherd (parish priests) has to go out to look for. The strayed sheep may also be having a dangerous sting with the various other people and may lead others astray. They have left the Church and now the Church should receive them back to their flock by a special service either during Easter season where the lost sheep will be granted total forgiveness and be accepted back in the flock. Holy Saturday should remind us to reach out to all the people who have strayed away from the Church and bring them back, thus making the Season of Easter more meaningful. The parishes could organize the "Reconciliation Day" on a Sunday during Easter Season.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Cajetan Peter D'Souza |
|
|
|
|
|
