04.16.2025 | Wednesday in Holy Week

A bit of a chilly start to the day here in the Carondelet Garden.  It is still dark outside on this mid-week morning in Holy Week.  The Doodle does not believe in sleeping in.  So let the day begin with expected sunshine and a few afternoon clouds.  Highs in the mid-70s and the winds should be a lot calmer today out of the South at 10 MPH.  

"A primrose by the river's brink," said the vicar's wife.  "The river's brim!  The next line ends in hymn!" the vicar corrected.  I always laugh at that line from John Ford's amazing film The Quiet Man with John Way, Maureen O'Hara and the incredible Barry Fitzgerald.  The primrose is a lovely plant with an incredible scent that brightens the pathway into the prayer garden.  What a lovely thing to see every day.

This week I am reminded of death.  Yet not just death but also resurrection!  It isn't over on Good Friday; it is just beginning.  Whatever the many deaths of the day for us, resurrection is coming.  We know that it will because, given time, it always has before, and I have faith it will once again.  

My prayers are with our new Mayor and Comptroller.  I love this City of Saint Louis that has been my home for my entire life.  I was born on the street where I live right now here in the Carondelet neighborhood.  I believe in the goodness of this City because I have witnessed it firsthand in my neighborhood.  I pray for the resurrection of my neighborhood and my City on this Wednesday morning.  I'm praying for all of us!  A bit of grace, a bit of kindness and goodness along the way.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.