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27 de oct. de 2009 · Easter Sunday and related celebrations, ... Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, ...
It is Easter evening and the disciples are in lockdown, so John tells us. They are afraid. They are frightened of the Jews. I am sure they were equally alarmed at the thought that the Romans might burst through that same locked door. Perhaps above all, they are imprisoned by their own fear. After all, they were the known associates of Jesus.
27 de abr. de 2014 · It’s easy to forget that the Easter morning of A.D. 33 didn’t come with big hats and bowties. Those disciples huddled together in fear, not faith. They tended their wounds, not flaunted their tidiness. And then — then — they worshiped Jesus. They worshiped Jesus not because of what they had to offer, but because he bombarded their ...
101. As on the Sundays, the first reading is a semicontinuous reading from Acts. The gospel readings during the Easter octave are accounts of the Lord’s appearances. After that there is a semi continuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character in order to complete the reading from John during Lent.
14 de abr. de 2023 · The Sunday after Easter is no doubt the one Sunday in the entire liturgical year with the most names, both official and unofficial. Just as the eighth day after Christmas (1 January) is known as the Octave Day of Christmas, so is the eighth day after Easter known as the Octave Day of Easter. An octave is “ [t]he liturgical celebration of a ...
1 de jun. de 2004 · The children's message on this first Sunday after Easter is an excellent time to consider with them how good news cannot and should not be hidden. It must be valued and professed. Let the children become aware that there are many who are intent on denying the resurrection of Christ.
The Image of The Divine Mercy, which Our Lord requested to be solemnly blessed and venerated on this day, will be on display in our church. Pope John Paul II said that the image portrays the Risen Jesus Christ bringing Mercy to the whole world. Our Lord said "I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want ...
