For the service from Old Salem, Snider spoke to an empty room, with a few choir members and musicians behind him. "It was a very different way to be a congregation, for sure," he said.

Dozens of Christian congregations from across Guam gathered at Governor Joseph Flores Beach Park, commonly known as Ypao Beach, in Tumon on Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025.

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From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, “is not here, he has risen” (Lk 24:5). Jesus is not in the tomb, he is alive!

In this communication, celebrating the Easter story, he reminded the faithful, "From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, 'is not here, he has risen'.

From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, “is not here, he has risen” (Lk 24:5). Jesus is not in the tomb, he is alive!

From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, 'is not here, he has risen' (Lk 24:5). Jesus is not in the tomb, he is alive!

There, he will meet you.” Like the empty tomb, Galilee was the symbol of the silence and simplicity that the resurrection is. Hope comes not in the blare of trumpets but in simplicity and silence.

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is a place of profound beauty and reverence, with an empty tomb representing the good news and bad news of the Resurrection.