Sunday- The First Day of the Week.

 Sunday- The First Day of the Week.
    IS SUNDAY THE SOUL OF OUR WEEK?

WHAT DOES SUNDAY MEAN TO YOU?

Two months have passed from our liturgical year.  It is good to stop and review all aspects of our spiritual lives and as required, act upon it.

So have you thought about Sunday as being the ‘soul’ of Your week?

In the Old Testament, God invites us to ‘keep holy the Sabbath Day’ not only once but six times (Ex 20:8, Ex 31:14, Deut 5:12, Jer 17:22, Jer 17: 24, Jer 17:27).
 

The Church invites us to rediscover the value of rest, celebration and true joy in the Lord’s Day.  The Lord’s Day, Sunday is meant to be refreshment for our inner spirit and should hold a special place in our lives.  Sunday- is the ‘soul’ of our week and it beckons us to discover the deeper meaning and richness of our Christian life.
 

As a Church community it is ‘our’ day, our ‘weekly’ Easter.  This faith reality spoke deeply to me at the tomb when I was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land some years ago. It is a summons to remember the ‘big picture’ of what our Christian life is really about: in God we find our deepest origins and our true destiny.

REFLECTION THOUGHTS

·                      Is Sunday the ‘soul’ of Your week, or has it become just another day?  What will you change this week? 

·                     Is Sunday Your ‘weekly’ Easter? Reflect on how you feel spiritually on Easter Sunday and compare it with any Sunday. 

·                     Do you spend any time on Sunday refreshing our inner spirit such as spiritual reading, extra prayer and reflection? 

·                     Simple steps such as ‘wearing one’s Sunday best’ or enjoying eating a favourite meal can be a gentle reminder that Sunday is both the ‘soul’ of our week and our 'weekly Easter'.

 May Sunday be the first day of YOUR week 

May you discover its soul during this year.