Dear Parishioners,

We are now in the heart of the fifty days of Easter, a season of joy in which we celebrate God’s love revealed in and through the Cross and made radiant in the empty tomb at the Altar. This is our great proclamation: Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death and draws each of us into new life.

Easter greetings and blessings to all who have joined us for the celebration of Mass on this glorious Easter Sunday. We pray that your hearts are filled with the joy and peace that comes only from the Risen Lord.

For forty days we journeyed through Lent, allowing the Lord to prepare us for these great Fifty Days of Easter. Along the way, we fixed our gaze on the Cross, learning again that God’s love is revealed most fully in sacrifice.

Dear Parishioners,

Palm Sunday is always a special day for us as Catholics. There is something deeply moving about receiving palm branches and waving them high as we sing, “Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna on high.” In that moment, we enter the mystery of Holy Week and prepare our hearts for Easter.

Dear Parishioners,

As we enter the Fifth Week of Lent, our journey toward Easter continues to deepen. These weeks have offered many graces and opportunities to grow in our relationship with Jesus and with His Church. Through the Hallow App’s Lenten prayer challenge, The Return, many of us have been praying the simple yet powerful words: “Empty me, fill me, use me.” These prayers invite us to open our hearts more fully to God’s transforming presence.

Dear Parishioners,

We are grateful for the beautiful week we shared with the Dominican Friars from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, often called the Angelicum. Their preaching and witness during our Parish Lenten Mission were a true blessing. I hope their words helped lead you deeper into the mystery of God’s love for you and in turn, inspire a deeper love for Him.

Dear Parishioners,

This weekend we celebrate the Third Sunday of Lent. We continue moving toward Easter, in and through the Cross, remembering that this is truly a ninety-day journey of Lent and Easter together. We keep our hearts open to the love revealed on the Cross and fulfilled in the Empty Tomb. Christ lives, and He continues to pour out His love, forgiveness, and mercy into our lives.

Dear Parishioners,

This year I invite us to make a conscious decision to live Lent and Easter as one great 90-day journey: forty days of Lent flowing into fifty days of Easter. The Cross only makes full sense in the light of Easter. Without the Resurrection, the Cross would seem like defeat. But because Christ is risen, His love in and through the Cross becomes our hope, our confidence, and our new life.