Dear Parishioners and Friends,

Christ is risen!
He is truly risen!
Alleluia!

The Easter message of joy
echoes throughout the world
proclaiming Christ’s ultimate victory
of light over darkness,
grace over sin,
and life over death.
It is the message upon which
we build our lives
and to which we anchor
our hope of victory with Him.
Because Jesus has risen,
conquering sin and death,
we believe that with Him
we too shall live.

On that first Good Friday,
the world of darkness
had thrown everything it had
on the Anointed One
and buried Him in a tomb,
thinking it had the final word.
But the final word
belonged to God.
On the first Easter Sunday,
God overturned the world’s verdict,
as our Savior Jesus Christ
rose from the tomb
and conquered
the darkness of the world forever.

My friends,
this is still God’s world.
God is always with us.
He will see us through these days
of lingering pandemic
and any other obstacles
that we may encounter
in this life.
  God has the last word – always!

On behalf of Msgr. Kelly,
Fr. Hassett, and Fr. Sobczyk,
we wish you
and your loved ones
and our entire family of faith
at Saint Timothy Parish,
a most blessed and joyful Easter Season!

Yours in Christ,
– Fr. Dennis

Easter for Catholics
is meant to be a time of joy and happiness,
rejoicing in the beauty of the Resurrection.

Saint Gregory the Great
who lived in the 6th century
has a perfect prayer for this occasion,
one that can be prayed
throughout the 50-day Easter Season:


A Prayer for Easter

It is only right,
with all the powers of our heart and mind,
to praise You Father and Your Only-Begotten Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Dear Father,
by your wondrous condescension
of loving kindness toward us, your servants,
You gave up your Son.

Dear Jesus,
You paid the debt of Adam for us
to the Eternal Father
by your Blood
poured forth in loving kindness.
You cleared away
the darkness of sin
by your magnificent
and radiant Resurrection.
You broke the bonds of death
and rose from the grave
as a Conqueror.
You reconciled Heaven and earth.

Our life had no hope
of eternal happiness
before You redeemed us.
Your Resurrection
has washed away our sins,
restored our innocence
and brought us joy.
How inestimable is the tenderness
of your Love!

We pray you, Lord,
to preserve your servants
in the peaceful enjoyment
of this Easter happiness.
We ask this
through Jesus Christ Our Lord,
Who lives and reigns
with God The Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
forever and ever.

Amen.

Christ is Risen:
The world below lies desolate.
Christ is Risen:
The spirits of evil are fallen.
Christ is Risen:
The angels of God are rejoicing.
Christ is Risen:
The tombs of the dead are empty.
Christ is Risen
indeed from the dead,
the first of the sleepers,
Glory and power
are his forever and ever.

- St. Hippolytus of Rome