To Friends, Family, and Benefactors

Blessed Easter, yes, Christ be Our Light. As I ascended the path late evening in the shadows towards the Chapel, I was so happy and lifted for the small things of a few solar lights added to lighten that path. Nothing major or grand. But it was a thoughtful and caring addition of practical care. It is a reminder to me and can be a reminder to us all that the Light we speak of can just be a small ray of brightness that can break through clouds of troubles and anxieties that surround us so much these days in our present world. A candle lit restores the soul and breaks through an ominous darkness and changes the air and we can breathe again the fresh air of hope. That is what IL Ritiro is, not a big light but a small candle. Mother Teresa would say that candle is small indeed, in her own words a drop in the ocean. Yet the world would be less and wanting without that small candle. A tiny light gets us one step closer to the pathway of redeeming our every day and to know in our darkness all we need to do is follow and light a candle of hope however small. Yes, IL Ritiro is that candle. Thank you for coming to its beacon and thank you for helping us to keep it lit and to keep that ray of light lit now and in the future with your support and care. Peace, and all good, Christ be our Light

 

Fr. Pio Jackson, OFM Director of IL Ritiro