It’s
time to be anything but ordinary!
Sunday, January 12th, concluded
the Christmas Season as we celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the
Lord. The liturgical calendar now
immerses us into the period of time between Christmas and Lent… Ordinary Time. However, it is anything but ordinary – unless
of course one considers the miracles of Jesus and His parables to be ‘filler’
material for in between big celebrations!
This segment of Ordinary Time will
last until February 26th which is Ash Wednesday. The length of this first portion of the
church year sandwiched between the Christmas Season and Lent is determined by
the movable Feast of Easter (this year - April 12, 2020). Ordinary Time will resume when the Easter
Season ends on Monday June1, 2020, the day following Pentecost. However, we should not be misled by the word ‘ordinary’, for it is only used to refer
to the time when no particular season of preparation or celebration surrounds
us. It is devoted to celebrating the
mystery of Christ in all its fullness.
It is also a time when winter can
fiercely grip us and venturing outdoors can be hazardous at best. Make this an opportunity to read and pray
about God active in your life and in the lives around you. I promise the results will be anything but
ordinary!
Fr. George