Due to the pandemic that has affected a greater part of the world population we are celebrating Easter under unusual circumstances as we find ourselves confined to our homes. This pandemic has touched our lives in such a way that we are so aware of the fragility of our lives. All ages, all ethnic groups, the rich and the poor have all been affected. As people of God united in prayer, we are grateful for the effort of health professionals, priests, social workers, politicians, and all people who have joined together to alleviate the suffering, feed the hungry, strengthen each other, and change the circumstances of this situation by giving hope. In the midst of this pandemic, we celebrate Easter, which is the festival of life. Here, in California, we have been blessed with rain, in a territory that is usually warm and arid. After each rainfall, we see the change; everything rises and turns green. The Jews, enslaved in Egypt, filled with faith lived the experience of an exodus journey from servitude to freedom in the direction of "a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey" (symbols of justice and peace: Ex 3.8). The Jewish Pessach (Passover) celebrates the liberation of an entire people, not just individuals. The faith of Jesus in a good and merciful God-Father, so different from the punishing God with severe norms and laws, that the religious mind of his time had, was an unacceptable fact.  It was this harshness and insensitivity that led him to death. Jesus was showing us access to the God of love and mercy. The Christian Easter celebrates the resurrection of the one who was tortured on the cross. Jesus made the new Passover, beyond the exodus of the Jewish people. On the cross, he left death opening up to life. He did not return to the life he had before, but rather, he began another type of life free from death. We will follow him, and in these moments of concern about the crisis of the pandemic, we believe that we are capable of emerging from this crisis towards a new, more humane, more dignified life that respects God's creation where we all enjoy love and the Father's mercy. Hallelujah. Happy Easter to everyone. A special thanks to Father Roberto, who has diligently worked these days on the internet, Facebook, and WhatsApp to evangelize, bringing the celebration of the Eucharist and life in Jesus to many brothers and sisters.