Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 / Luke 9:18-22
At the beginning of the Easter Vigil, the Paschal candle is marked with the sign of the Cross.
After which, the Greek letters of Alpha and Omega are also marked at the top and bottom of the Cross.
And then the four numerals of the current year are marked between the arms of the Cross.
As these were being done, the priest says: Christ yesterday and today, the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega, all time belongs to Him, and all the ages. To Him be glory and power through every age and for ever. Amen.
Whenever we think about time, we look at the clock, we say “Got no time” and that time passes so fast, or so slow.
But the markings on the Easter candle reminds us that Jesus is the Lord of all time.
All things happen in His time. As the 1st reading says: All that He does is apt for its time.
All things happen in God’s time, and He reveals His plan and His will for us in the times of our lives.
May we heed the promptings from God when the time comes for us to do what He wants of us.