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a day: arise, ascend Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray always and not lose heart ~Luke 18:1 Each year, while it was only the early hours of June 14th, my mom would wake me up. Then, even before the sun would break on those short summer nights, she would tell me the story of the day I was born. How she wanted me to have an Irish name. How a stranger said she waddled like a duck when she walked. How, when she came into the hospital because she was having contractions, the doctors told her it was too early; that she was just anxious. How that was the night I was born, though. How the doctor almost wasn’t ready! How there was a storm, and everyone had to go to the hallway. How I was sick, and how she didn’t get to hold me very long. And finally, the part that brought it all together, how it came out. How there we were, with her telling me that story again . Over the years, even as I grew older and showing affection to parents was decidedly uncool, I co...

that i thought i knew Tonight as the each of your lights helped expel the darkness, we added two new lights to the one light of Christ. And, admittedly, for as wonderful as the experience was, it was a little confusing. There was a fire, water and a lot of words. A lot of words… Amidst all those, though, there were about five that were the most important. Those words, in fact, were all names .  Names. “In the name of Father , In the name of the Son , In the name of the Holy Spirit ,” And then two more important names, A.J. , and Nikolas . Mary who would just heard about in today’s Gospel can tell you how important names are… Mary, just like each of us, found herself outside as light and darkness mingled. Mary found herself in a garden, and although she confused, she could tell something was different. Just like us out there with the fire and water… Then Mary saw someone standing there; and she thought him to be the gardener… ...

for the promise of light   Are you ready? It is time to hear the next story. The darkness is turning to light. We've brought the light into this place. We are now ready to hear the next story... The Holy Gospel according to St. John! Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken The Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." Then Peter and the other disciples set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together , but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus...