Alleluia, He is risen! This is the triumphant proclamation of Easter. I think it is difficult for us to imagine the astonishment of Jesus’ disciples. They witnessed his brutal death. Now He is alive, not just alive but restored in body except for the nail holes and the wound in His side. They would now see Him in various places in the coming days. But his appearance was mysteriously camouflaged. They knew it was Him when they encountered Him but never initially. There is a lesson in that for us. Jesus comes to us hidden in the appearance of others. St. Martin of Tours was a close friend of our parish patron, St. Liborius. When he was a young calvary officer in the Roman army, he encountered a poor, scantly clothed man, shivering in the winter cold. He cut his military cloak in two and gave it to the man to warm himself. That night he had a dream. Jesus spoke to the angels saying, “See this man, I was cold, and he gave me his cloak.” St. Martin left the military and became a priest, eventually the bishop in the diocese next to St. Liborius. Through the ages there have been many such encounters by the saints. You very may have had one yourself without knowing it. So, continue to be kind to strangers in need. Who knows, it might be Jesus Himself. Yours in Christ our Lord, Fr. Sid.