Alleluia (Mt 11:25)
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030122.cfm
In my home town of Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras Day (Fat Tuesday) was the best holiday ever. It was like Christmas, New Year’s, Birthday and the Fourth of July all rolled up in one. There were parades all day long and into the night, with throws, doubloons, beads, moon pies, salt water taffy, cotton candy, candied apples, roasted peanuts, confetti and serpentine. All of course leading up to the serious business of the big day tomorrow, Ash Wednesday. And today we say “adios” to the Alleluia until Easter! Today's photo is the Mobile skyline in Mardi Gras colors. We continue to pray for Ukraine.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, Week VIII, Ordinary Time—Mardi Gras Day, 2022
