Happy Easter

My dear friends in Christ,

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

The night was over and the morning light of the new creation was beginning to dawn. In the garden of the resurrection, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark, grieving over the death of her beloved Lord. When she discovered that the stone closing the entrance to the tomb had be en rolled away, she feared that the body of Jesus had been stolen. Mary ran to tell Peter and John, and the two disciples raced to the tomb to see for themselves. John arrived first and peered into the empty tomb. The shroud was still there; the body had not been stolen. Then John allowed Peter, the elder Apostle, to enter the tomb first and see for himself. Peter was slow to understand the meaning of the empty tomb, but John was convinced of Christ's resurrection; he "saw and believed!"

Like John, we see no physical evidence of the Risen Christ, yet we know in faith that he is alive in the world and in the hearts of all who believe in Him. In these turbulent times of violence, war and hatred around the world, we echo the prayer of Pope Francis: “We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace.”

On behalf of Fr. Lennon, Fr. Schuler, and the staff of Corpus Christi Parish, may you all have a joyous, blessed, and Happy Easter!

May God bless you all!
Fr. John