Here in Tokyo and its surrounding regions, almost all catholic churches don't offer a mass in public even in Lent. Meanwhile, everybody daily feels very close to church as the Body of Christ, because bishops and priests keep their best to provide various means to access to their prayers and preaches via the Internet.


It looks strange; we are far from the center of prayer now outside church, and at the same time we are closely tied to one another who can not see in person.


Satan might have believed that he could have won by killing Jesus on the cross, but he has surely lost any chance of win over God at the same time, eternally. This coronavirus might be something like Satan's trap that would become a final triumph given by God.


At least, we realize how powerless we are individually, but how blessed we are by God who always gives us chances to choose well-organized actions for goodness against that devil's trap.


I believe that after this Lent we should be more educated and trained for goodness as God's children.