The Priest: Lift up your hearts.
The People: We lift them up to the Lord.
The Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
The People: It is right and just.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sursum_corda
One of the most ancient parts of the Liturgy is the Eucharistic Dialogue that begins in Latin with the words Sursum Corda, literally “Up hearts” and then is followed by “Let us give thanks” which then leads directly to the Eucharistic Prayer. As I look back on 45 years of priestly ministry and on all of you who have been a part of that ministry, I have many reasons to give thanks to the Lord our God. Today’s photo is of my Colombian family taken yesterday following the Anniversary Mass at my local parish, Nuestra Señora de las Lomas, Envigado (Medellín), Colombia.
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.
Sunday V, Easter—Sursum Corda
