Dear brothers and sisters, a happy and holy Easter to you all.  The message we can bring to the world is this: Jesus, Love incarnate, died on the cross for our sins.  But God the Father raised him and made him the Lord of life and death.  In Jesus, love has triumphed over hatred, mercy over sinfulness, goodness over evil, truth over falsehood, life over death. I want us to tell everyone: come and see!  In every human situation marked by frailty, sin and death, the Good News is no mere matter of words, but a testimony to unconditional and faithful love.  It is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering others.  Sharing with the needy. Standing at the side of the sick, elderly, and the poor and outcast— have we seen them? Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the inner recesses of our hearts.  With this joyful certainty in our hearts, this time of the year we turn to our Risen Lord and Saviour.

May I take this opportunity also to thank you all for the success of our Lenten celebration and Easter since day one.  Most especially, I thank those who beautify, clean and arrange the house of God, those who provided flowers, those in the liturgy ministry, music ministry, CWL members, KofC members, PPC/PFC members, other religious associations of our parish, lectors, greeters, extraordinary ministers of communion and altar servers.  Keep up the good work and God would surely give you the difference…..