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       Hello readers, I am so sorry I didn't post on Easter but I was so busy celebrating the LORD’s resurrection with my family! What a whirlwind of a weekend.  Holy Week came and went so quickly and there are so many things I could write about but I HAVE to tell you about the most exciting day of my life so far! My best friend and roommate, Holly (yes, we have the same name), was baptized and fully initiated into the Church during the Easter Vigil!!!!! *Hold for applause

Frob and Holly after the Vigil

       Holly was raised Seventh Day Adventist and the tradition of their church is to dedicate infants to the church and to make the personal decision to be baptized when they feel ready.  Holly never did get baptized in the Seventh Day Adventist church
(I am convinced now that God was saving her for a Catholic baptism).  When she came to the University of Maryland last Spring I had already been here for a semester and had formed my core group of friends at the CSC.  When she moved onto campus she began to accompany me to the Catholic Student Center and formed friendships there (and got a boyfriend). 

       She became more and more willing to spend her time at the CSC and I saw her opening herself up to the faith.  Several months ago I was on vacation in Florida when I got a text from Holly that she had decided to be baptized, as a Catholic.  I was overjoyed!  I had never experienced anyone making that decision for themselves and it really inspired me.

       For the last few months I have seen Holly grow in the LORD so much.  I have seen her go trough RCIA and really take a personal and deep interest in her faith and in the Catholic Church.  She now knows more than I do, I am sure.  The beauty is that her fervor only inspires me to take my faith more seriously.

       I will always cherish the moment when Holly told me she couldn't wait for us to be Catholic friends.  It sounded a little bit silly to say out loud but I felt the same way.  We have always been inseparable but now I feel like we can understand and relate to each other in a new deeper and more complete way.  It is such a blessing to me that I can now go to my best friend with my worries, my joys, and my new discoveries and questions about the Church.

        The moment when Holly was baptized was one of the happiest moments of my life and I cannot wait to join her on the rest of her faith journey and have her walk next to me on mine.  I love you Holly and I am blessed to have you as my best friend…

       

       Do you know anyone who got baptized this Easter? Share your experience.  What was your favorite moment/part of Holy Week?  Did you have any new discoveries or come to any new understandings? Comments? Suggestions? Questions?