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OVERVIEW OF MONTH
**APRIL **2008
The month of April is dedicated to The Holy Spirit.
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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful: and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
The entire month falls during
the liturgical season of Easter.
A Time of New Life
http://www.catholicculture.org/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/images/Lamb-paschal.jpg
Though the way to the Resurrection was the Via Crucis, the Sacrificial Lamb of God is now and forever Christ our Light, the Eternal high priest of the New Covenant. And his sorrowful mother, the Stabat Mater of Good Friday, is now the jubilant Mother of the Regina Caeli. We the members of Christ’s Mystical Body exalt in the mystery by which we were redeemed. If in Baptism we were buried with Christ, so also will we share in his resurrection. By his death we were reborn; “by his stripes we were healed.” (Is 53:5) Easter, the epicenter of time, is the event that links time and eternity. It is indeed “the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.” (Ps 118:24)
OVERVIEW OF MONTH
**APRIL **2008
The month of April is dedicated to The Holy Spirit.
http://www.catholicculture.org/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/images/april_holy_spirit.jpg
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful: and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
The entire month falls during
the liturgical season of Easter.
the color of lightThe liturgical color is*** White***
a symbol of joy, purity and innocence
(absolute or restored).
A Time of New Life
http://www.catholicculture.org/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/images/Lamb-paschal.jpg
Though the way to the Resurrection was the Via Crucis, the Sacrificial Lamb of God is now and forever Christ our Light, the Eternal high priest of the New Covenant. And his sorrowful mother, the Stabat Mater of Good Friday, is now the jubilant Mother of the Regina Caeli. We the members of Christ’s Mystical Body exalt in the mystery by which we were redeemed. If in Baptism we were buried with Christ, so also will we share in his resurrection. By his death we were reborn; “by his stripes we were healed.” (Is 53:5) Easter, the epicenter of time, is the event that links time and eternity. It is indeed “the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.” (Ps 118:24)
The feasts on the General Roman
Calendar celebrated during the month of
April are:
- Francis of Paola, *Opt. Mem.*4. Isidore of Seville, *Opt. Mem.*5. Vincent Ferrer, *Opt. Mem.*6. Third Sunday of Easter, Sunday7. John Baptist de la Salle, *Opt. Mem.*11. Stanislaus of Cracow, *Opt. Mem.*13. Fourth Sunday of Easter, Sunday
20. Fifth Sunday of Easter, Sunday21. Anselm, Opt. Mem.23. George; Adalbert, Opt. Mem.24. St. Fidelis, Opt. Mem.25. St. Mark, Feast26. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Can), Opt. Mem.
27. Sixth Sunday of Easter, Sunday28. Peter Chanel (NZ, Feast); Louis Mary de Montfort, *Opt. Mem.*29. Catherine of Siena, Memorial30. Pius V; Bl. Marie de l’Incarnacion (Can), Memorial