The Risen Christ at Work In This Octave of Easter
We're likely back at work during this Octave of Easter. Let's see if we can keep the Risen Christ close to us. First, we recall that the Easter Octave, a mainstay in the traditional Liturgical Calendar, remains in the newfangled. It's the most glorious Octave. As with all Octaves, it's intended to "extend" Easter beyond a 24 hour one and done event. So Easter spreads its wings and continues each day this week. We Catholic men who have returned to work might keep this in mind as we ply our trade now. While work remains a necessary and important matter for most if not all of us, we would do well to make the effort to not allow it to distract us from recalling Our Lord's Resurrection in some special way each day this week. Perhaps we can carve out a few minutes during the day to simply stop and look within. If we are in the state of grace, Jesus is there, in our souls. He is Risen, but He is with each of us here and now. Isn't that simply incredible. ...
