Assistant Principal - Mission
During the school holidays we will celebrate the start of the season of Easter. It is a time to celebrate God’s endless love and mercy. So as we hear the words, “He is risen!” this year, may we embrace the joy of this season with open hearts. Let us carry this hope into our schools, our homes, and our communities, trusting that the risen Christ walks with us always.
As we enter the Easter season, we are invited to rejoice in the hope and promise of the Resurrection. Easter reminds us that through Christ’s victory over death, we are called to new life. New life filled with joy, grace, and hope.
The following is a quote that is often used during this time of the year. In the quote John Paul II didn’t sugarcoat it - life is hard. And joy is not about pretending things are fine. It’s about knowing Christ faced it all and won. The Resurrection changes everything. Sin and death do not get the last word. ‘Alleluia, He is risen’ does.
“We do not pretend that life is all beauty. We are aware of darkness and sin, of poverty and pain. But we know Jesus has conquered sin and passed through his own pain to the glory of the Resurrection. And we live in the light of his Paschal Mystery - the mystery of his Death and Resurrection. ‘We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!’ We are not looking for a shallow joy but rather a joy that comes from faith, that grows through unselfish love, that respects the ‘fundamental duty of love of neighbour, without which it would be unbecoming to speak of Joy’. We realize that joy is demanding; it demands unselfishness; it demands a readiness to say with Mary: ‘Be it done unto me according to thy word’.”
- St. John Paul II
Angelus, Adelaide, Australia
Sunday, 30 November 1986
That’s what makes us Easter people. We carry a hope that holds steady when life gets messy - a hope that calls us to live differently, love deeply, and put others first.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
Mrs Lesa Morrison - Assistant Principal - Mission