This past Tuesday, the Church celebrated the liturgical memorial of St. Mary Magdalene, the Apostle to the Apostles. St. Thomas Aquinas gave her that title because she was the first to encounter Christ after His resurrection and proclaimed to the Apostles what they, in turn, would proclaim to the world - salvation and new life in Christ, crucified and risen from the dead!

Yesterday during our live-stream of Sunday Mass, I announced our plan for the phased reopening of the church for Sunday Mass. From what I understand, the transmission was a little spotty during the announcement so I am sending you the substance of what I said and have posted it on Facebook as well.

I hope this correspondence finds you are yours healthy and in good spirits. We have just celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost, bringing the Easter Season to an end.

This Friday, May 1, 2020, the Bishops of both the United States and Canada will together seek Our Lady's intervention in the current pandemic by invoking Her intercession under Her title of "Mother of the Church".

Scholars aren’t sure where Emmaus was located. There are no less than four sites in Israel that claim to be the site of the New Testament town of “Emmaus”. But where Emmaus was is not really important, nor should it be.