Happy Easter to all! Today is Easter Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It is on this day which Jesus conquered death and sin and all that is evil. Easter celebrations officially began last night with Easter Vigil.
I celebrated Easter mass last night at such an Easter Vigil, or “resurrection mass” as it was called. We walked into a pitch black church and everyone was given a candle, then a large Paschal candle was lit (symbolic of the Risen Christ) and all of our candles were lit from this one. Within a matter of minutes the church was glowing from hundreds of candles; it was a very special and moving experience.
Last night was truly special for me. Apart from celebrating my first Easter Vigil, my church was lucky enough to have a Cardinal preside over the mass. Cardinal McCarrick, former Archbishop of Newark as well as Washington, and one of the electors who selected Pope Benedict XVI as John Paul II’s successor in 2005, presided over Easter Vigil last night. He is the highest ranking church official I have ever met, and is probably the highest I could meet outside of the Vatican. Nevertheless, he was a brilliant and kind man, with a homily that was very moving and taking the time after mass to speak with anyone who desired to meet him (myself included).
Today we ate the blessed food from yesterday for breakfast and celebrated Easter Sunday and the beginning of the Easter season. I hope everyone’s Easter was as special as mine. 
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i had a wonderful Easter as well