Pastor's Weekly Message

third sunday of easter, 19 April 2026

My Beloved Fellow Saints-in-the-Making,

Greetings in Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord, Whom we recognize in the breaking of the bread!

ALLELUIA! JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!



We celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter and hear the resoundingly consoling Gospel of Jesus’ walking with the two on their way to Emmaus, who without recognizing Him at first finally see Him in His glory as He breaks the bread and shares it with them. This is an indication of Our Lord’s Real Presence, that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, and that our participation in the Eucharist unites us to Him Who is Love Himself as well as unites us to one another. The two disciples cannot contain their joy, and they leave immediately, regardless of the late hour and the darkness outside, to share with Jesus’ Apostles their joy in seeing the Risen Savior. They carry the fire of love for Christ in their hearts that guides them on their way. This is an effect of a genuine encounter with Our Lord in the Eucharist: we do not keep Him to ourselves but share Him with everyone.

On May 12 at St. Jude, we will have an opportunity for such an authentic encounter with Our Eucharistic Lord as Kate Capato of Visual Grace returns to St. Jude for a presentation on Sacred Beauty and Holiness, through the lens of the Holy Family and the Eucharist. She will present a visual meditation through her paintings, and her husband Pawel will lead us musically in Adoration before Our Eucharistic Lord. Please mark your calendars and join us for this prayerfully dynamic event.

As you come to the altar to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, ask the Lord to let your heart burn within you for Him as it does for the two disciples at Emmaus.

ALLELUIA! JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!

God love you! I do. 

Fr. Lewis