April 12, EASTER - In the Gospel of John for Easter Sunday, when Mary Magdalene sees the empty tomb, she tells the Apostles that “they have taken the Lord...and we don’t know where they put him”. The absence of Mass, puts a new spin on that. Without the music and contagious joy that His Resurrection ignites as we celebrate together, it will feel empty in some ways. Our Orthodox friends greet each other in the Easter season by saying, CHRIST IS RISEN. And the response is HE IS INDEED! We must say that to ourselves and exchange best wishes to our family and friends. Go to YouTube and search for “jesus christ is risen today catholic hymn”. youtu. be/X1brSOs0lMc. It’s a video of Easter Mass at the National Shrine in Washington. That will lift your spirits until we pray again together in the presence of the Risen Lord. Have a blessed and happy Easter!