Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Easter season continues this week! I hope everyone is enjoying the many special celebrations in this season. For this week, I would like to extend a special invitation to everyone as we begin the month of May in a few days. Please join us for our May Crowning on Saturday, May the 4th, at 10am. The crowning will be part of our First Saturday Mass, and it is a beautiful devotion to honor our Blessed Mother, who stood by the Cross, prayed with the disciples in the Upper Room, and experienced the joy of the Resurrection. This custom kicks off a whole month of celebrations of the Blessed Mother, who was a witness to the pivotal moments of her Son’s ministry. I’m sure everyone can find a feast day that helps you find a new connection with the Mother of God: Our Lady of Fatima (May 13); Mary, Help of Christians (May 24); and the Visitation (May 31). If you’d like to experience the Risen Christ more deeply, I would warmly suggest praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary during this month. The real key to the Rosary, in my own experience, is meditating on the mysteries: let the words of the prayers become a spiritual rhythm, then focus on the scene, imagine the words and feelings of the people there, and follow Mary’s guidance to be attentive to what God is doing there and what his actions means for you. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother and our patron St. Thomas, I pray that all of us experience an outpouring of Easter joy in the Risen Lord. God bless,