
Brotherhood
Already the Easter of Resurrection approaches, without so many commercial announcements -with the exception of those of the travel agencies- and without so many colour lights as in Christmas. The Lent has always had, more in other periods, a more sober tone than advent.
The "Brotherhood of Our Lord with the Cross piggybacking" has reminded us this nearness of the Easter in the School with the circular letter that has sent to all the families. They invite us to go on procession in the step of The Holly Week, and particularly the Good Friday, in the procession of the Holy Burial.
The processions have been accused of being half way between the folklore, in which it is possible yield, and the popular religiousness, as mere emotive expression of the innate desire of significance in every person. But that means remaining on the surface and the exterior of the issue.
The processions want to be public demostrations of community faith. They are demonstrations, but without protest tone (with the exception of when some fundamental right, such as the life, is in danger). They are public, besause theywant to be an offer proposed with faith for the whole community. They are community, because it is the entire Church the one that with the Lord along the Cross to the Resurrection.
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