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| Giving Eucharistic Benediction on Easter Sunday |
Dear Family and Friends,
I lost my voice while hearing confessions on Good Friday. I
can’t sing, I can speak, I can kind of croak.
Playing soccer the other day, I couldn’t shout to ask for a
pass. Celebrating mass with other priests on Easter, I couldn’t speak in more
than a whisper. At lunch and dinner, I couldn’t make any witty comments. That’s
tough!
But amazingly enough, this has been a huge eye-opener for
me. I never realized how much I like to speak, and how often my comments are unnecessary!
The soccer game was fine without my shouts and jokes. The mass was just as
valid in a whisper as with a full voice. Lunch and dinner went fine (if not
better!) without my witty comments!
We love to use our tongues, we feel at a loss without them.
But we need to ask ourselves, above all, if we’re using our tongues to the
glory of God. And many times, silence is so much better than speaking!
Happy Easter!
Father Kevin
