Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alleluia! He is risen! On this most joyful day, we gather as a Church to celebrate the heart of our faith, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Matthew tells us that early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb. What they expected to find was death and silence. Instead, they encountered something completely unexpected: the stone was rolled away, the tomb was empty, and an angel proclaimed the words that continue to echo throughout history: “He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.”

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter into the most sacred week of our Church year Holy Week, we are invited not just to remember what happened to Jesus, but to walk with Him. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, we journey step by step through the greatest true story ever told: a story of love, sacrifice, and new life. This is a week for every one of us, children, families, and individuals alike to experience something deeply meaningful.

Dear Parishioners, As we draw closer to Holy Week, the Church places before us one of the most powerful moments in all of the Gospels: the raising of Lazarus. At the heart of this story is a deeply personal and moving conversation between Jesus and Martha, the sister of Lazarus. Martha approaches Jesus carrying the weight of grief that so many of us know. She says to Him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” In those words, we hear both sorrow and faith. Martha is grieving the loss of someone she loves, yet even in the midst of her grief she still turns toward Jesus. She continues, “But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

Dear Parishioners, The Gospel this weekend, John 9:1–41, tells the powerful story of Jesus healing a man who had been blind from birth. At first glance, it appears to be simply a miracle story about physical healing. But as we listen more closely, we discover that the deeper message of this Gospel is not about eyesight, it is about spiritual sight.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Sunday we hear one of the most powerful and tender encounters in all of Sacred Scripture: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. It begins simply enough. Jesus is tired. He sits at a well at noon, the hottest and most uncomfortable part of the day. A woman comes alone to draw water. She comes at noon because she does not want to come when others are there. She carries more than a water jar. She carries a past. She carries wounds. She carries shame. And Jesus begins a conversation.