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He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6
The most glorious season of Easter celebrates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from dead.
This great event, for Christians, occurred on the third day after Jesus crucifixion around A.D. 33. The early church perceived his resurrection as the central witness to a new act of God in history and the victory of God in vindicating Jesus as the Messiah.
The resurrection of Christ is the cornerstone upon which faith is built, the connecting link between the Old and New Testament witness of Gods redeeming works.
This event marks the central faith confession of the Church and was the focal point for Christian worship, observed on the first day of each week since the first century (Acts 20:7)
Scripture
"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead ... even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
1 Corinthians 15:19, 20, 22
2. The Liturgy of the word (the history of salvation readings). 3. Christian Initiation and the renewal of Baptismal vows. (Baptism and Confirmation). 4. Holy Eucharist Communion). (Holy
This feast of the Ascension is still celebrated on the fortieth day of the Easter season which is a Thursday. This feast is a holy day of obligation.
The liturgical reforms of Vatican II expanded the celebration of Easter from forty to fifty days to highlight the theological significance of Pentecost as part of the resurrection experience and the fulfillment of Jesus promise of the sending of the Holy Spirit.
A. Fire (symbol of the Holy Spirit) B. Paschal Candle C. Water (Baptism) D. Alleluia (proclamation) E. Liturgical Color (white) F. Oil (for baptism and confirmation)
G, Blessings (Easter baskets)
The paschal candle is one of the major symbols used during the Easter Vigil. It is made of pure wax and replaced each year.
The Paschal candle has a place of prominence in the sanctuary of the Church during the glorious fifty days of the Easter season. The Paschal candle is blessed during the service of the light at the Easter Vigil and used for the blessing of the baptismal water on this solemn night. The Paschal candle is used two times in the life of every Catholic Christian. The day of our baptism and the day of our funeral. To highlight our dying and rising in Christ.
Easter 2008
Easter this Year 2008 is celebrated from Easter Sunday March 23 to Pentecost Sunday May 11. Future Easter Dates 2009-2016 2009 April 12 2010 April 4 2011 April 24 2012 April 8 2013 March 31 2014 April 20 2015 April 5 2016 March 27
Easter Traditions
Blessing of Food:
Eastern and Latin rite Catholics both have the custom of blessing the food that is going to be consumed on the Easter Sunday dinner. This blessing usually takes place in the morning of Holy Saturday.
House Blessings:
On the eve of Easter the homes are blessed in memory of the passing of the angel in Egypt and the signing of the door-posts with the blood of the paschal lamb.
Easter
An invitation to New Life, a call to conversion
St. Paul says, I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection Philippians 3:10 The following story illustrates the importance of conversion
About eighty years ago a man picked up the morning paper and, to his horror, read his own obituary! The newspaper had reported the death of the wrong man. Like most of us, he relished the idea of finding out what people would say about him after he died. He read past the bold caption which read, Dynamite King dies, to the text itself. He read along until he was taken aback by the description of him as a merchant of death. He was the inventor of dynamite and had amassed a great fortune from the manufacture of weapons of destruction. But he was moved by this description. Did he really want to be known as a merchant of death? It was at that moment that a healing power greater than the destructive force of dynamite came over him. It was his our of conversion. From that point on, he devoted his energy and money to works of peace and human betterment. Today, of course, he is best remembered, not as a merchant of death, but as the founder of the Nobel Peace PrizeAlfred Nobel. [Sowers Seed of Encouragement]
Reflection
Easter is the season of life and hope. The life and hope only the resurrected Christ can bring. The same life and hope that strengthened the faith of the frightened disciples after the crucifixion. That same life and hope reminds us that the trials and misfortunes of our present life are nothing compared to the unending glory of the life to come. Easter is the celebration of life eternally transformed by love, life beyond life, love beyond love. Easter is the celebration of hope in the midst of a world often submerged in doubt and despair. It is this Easter faith, faith in the Lords resurrection, that becomes the sustaining force that directs our steps with courage into the challenges of everyday life, into the question marks of the unknown, and the uncertainty of the future. It is this Easter faith in the resurrected Lord that reminds us that we do not walk alone in life. Like on the road to Emmaus, the resurrected Lord is walking with us, in us, and through us - leading us to the life that never ends and the love that never fades away. The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Have a happy and blessed Easter season! Pablo A. Cuadra
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