Welcome April - Bienvenido abril

 

Reflections by Maritza Mejia

April is here. It's time to leave behind the spiritual winter and celebrate the season of internal joy.  As Christians we welcome Easter, a time of renewal. 

Other traditions welcome Spring as symbol of new life. Trees, plants, fields are beginning to turn green and bloom; new life is emerging from the ground. 

As we know, winter symbolizes death, spring symbolizes new life. 

                                            Happy Easter!

March is gone,

New season comes,

I wish, blessings to all!

birds in my backyard

waiting for food to appear

blessings of nature...

(Haiku @Mejia 2024)

#NovedadesdemiJardin 🌴#LuzDelMes ✨

Abril está aquí. Es hora de dejar atrás el invierno espiritual y celebrar un tiempo de gozo interno. Como Cristianos/as le damos la bienvenida  a la Pascua Florida, un tiempo de renovación. Otras tradiciones dan la bienvenida a la primavera como símbolo de una nueva vida. Los árboles, las plantas, los campos están comenzando a volverse verdes y florecer; nueva vida está emergiendo de la tierra. Así como el invierno simboliza la muerte, la primavera simboliza una nueva vida.

¡Felices Pascuas!

Foto  Monte Cristo Redentor, Chile @luzdelmes

¡Feliz Abril!

Thank you for your support!🌷 Gracias #LuzDelMes 🌠

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Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 

                   Premio Verso Dorado 2022

Earth Day 🌎 Día de la Tierra

Did you know that the first worldwide Earth Day celebration took place on April 22, 1970? It was a moment for people everywhere to come together in support of environmental protection. The goal of Earth Day is simple but powerful: “to remind each of us that caring for the Earth and its resources is a shared responsibility.”

So, what can we do to protect our planet? From reducing waste and conserving water to protecting our beaches and wildlife, every small action counts. One way to inspire the next generation is through joyful stories that teach ecological awareness. 🌱

Discover The Purple Shell – a bilingual book for ages 3–6 that nurtures the protection of our beaches and care for the environment. The story includes:

• Fun facts about water conservation
• Coloring pages to make learning interactive and fun

📚 Book Signing & Reading
Saturday, April 25 | 3:00 PM
📍 Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach

Invite your little ones to read, color, and explore ways to care for our planet, one shell at a time! 💜

🌎 Día de la Tierra

¿Sabías que la primera celebración mundial del Día de la Tierra se realizó el 22 de abril de 1970? Fue un momento para que personas de todo el mundo se unieran en apoyo a la protección del medio ambiente. El objetivo del Día de la Tierra es simple pero poderoso: recordarnos a cada uno de nosotros que cuidar de la Tierra y sus recursos es una responsabilidad compartida (iere.org).

Entonces, ¿qué podemos hacer para proteger nuestro planeta? Desde reducir los desechos y conservar agua hasta proteger nuestras playas y la vida silvestre, cada pequeña acción cuenta. Una manera de inspirar a la próxima generación es a través de historias alegres que enseñan conciencia ecológica. 🌱

Descubre La Concha de mar Púrpura – un libro bilingüe para niños de 3 a 6 años que fomenta la protección de nuestras playas y el cuidado del medio ambiente. La historia incluye:

• Datos divertidos sobre la conservación del agua
• Páginas para colorear que hacen que aprender sea interactivo y divertido

📚 Firma y Lectura del Libro
Sábado, 25 de abril | 3:00 PM
📍 Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach

¡Invita a tus pequeños a leer, colorear y explorar formas de cuidar nuestro planeta, una concha a la vez! 💜

🌷 Gracias #LuzDelMes ✨

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Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator, and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016, Premio Verso Dorado 2022 

 

Easter Sunday- Domingo de Pascua

Easter Sunday

In our church, there is a tradition of blessing Easter baskets.  This has been shared by our Polish parishioners; it comes from the early medieval times, called "Święconka."

The Baskets can contain a sampling of Easter foods to be blessed on Holy Saturday for gatherings on Easter Sunday. In some countries, the food in the Polish Easter Basket is similar to the Jewish Passover Menu, but you can add additional items to the basket such as a good Easter Book.

 SUNRISE MASS a meaningful experience at our church St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Florida. 

John 20: 1-18 He is Risen! 

OCTAVE OF EASTER

Easter is not a day but a season of 50 days.   The octave (eight days) of high celebration beginning on Easter Sunday is followed by 42 more days of rejoicing concluding on Pentecost. 

Easter joy is one of the keys not only to our own happiness, but to the new evangelization.  I love the Easter greeting used in the Eastern Churches.

Let's celebrate the Resurrection!

“Christ is Risen.” … 

“He is Risen Indeed!”

Happy Easter!🌷

¡Felices Pascuas!

En nuestra iglesia existe una tradición de bendecir las canastas de Pascua.  Esta ha sido compartida por nuestros feligreses polacos, proviene del altomedieval llamado "Święconka". 

También celebramos la Pascua con la Misa del alba a las 6:00 am recordando el pasaje del evangelio Juan 20:1-18

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Maritza MartineMejia

Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: Read your Wold Board of Trusteed, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016, Premio Verso Dorado 2022 

Holy Saturday ~ Sábado Santo

 

Holy Saturday 

This day commemorates the time of darkness and waiting when Jesus was in the tomb. It is also a day for final preparations before Easter. 

While touring the Old City of Jerusalem, we visited  the Chapel of Flagellation, the Chapel of Condemnation, and the Lithostrotos, the site of the Antonia Fortress where Julius Caesar resided at the time of Christ and where Jesus was condemned to death.

We meditated on the Sacred Scriptures - Luke 24:1-12 -and went to Jesus's burial place... Same place of His Glorious Resurrection.

This place is home to two of the holiest sites in Christianity – the site where Jesus was crucified, known as Calvary, and the tomb where Jesus was buried and then resurrected. -

SÁBADO SANTO

Este día conmemora el tiempo de oscuridad y espera cuando Jesús estuvo en el sepulcro. También es un día de preparativos finales antes de la Pascua.

La imagen nos muestra el lugar donde Jesús fue sepultado... Mismo lugar de su gloriosa Resurrección. Solemne lugar de recogimiento y oración. 

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Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 

                   Premio Verso Dorado 2022 

Good Friday ~ Viernes Santo

 

Good Friday 

Today, it is the only day of the year in which Catholic Mass is not celebrated. It's a day of fasting and  solemn prayer. We celebrate the liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Many Catholic Churches have a Stations of the Cross prayer service, as well as a Veneration of the Cross service. Let's meditate! - Luke 23:34-

This is the GOLGOTHA OR CALVARY: The place where Jesus was crucified on the hilltop and is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

While touring the Old City of Jerusalem, we, first, visited  the Chapel of Flagellation, the Chapel of Condemnation, and the Lithostrotos, the site of the Antonia Fortress where Julius Caesar resided at the time of Christ and where Jesus was condemned to death. (Luke 23:13-25; John 19)

More about my Pilgrimage experience👉 http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2022/05/reflection-on-my-visit-to-israel.html?m=

         VIERNES SANTO 

Hoy es el único día del año en que no se celebra la misa católica. Es un día de ayuno y oración solemne. Celebramos la liturgia de la Pasión y Muerte de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Se celebra con el viacrusis, la adoración a la Santa Cruz, y el Sermón de las Siete Palabras de Jesús antes de la Crucifixión. 

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Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 

                   Premio Verso Dorado 2022