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Easter Sunday Mass Readings
“Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection,” 1835, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (Artvee) Sunday, April 9 Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar Bl. Lindalva Justo de Oliveira Acts of the Apostles 10,34a.37-43. Peter proceeded to speak and … Continue reading
RESURREXIT SICUT DIXIT
Pope St Gregory the Great’s Easter prayer: It is only right, with all the powers of our heart and mind, to praise You Father and Your Only-Begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear Father, by Your wondrous condescension of Loving-Kindness … Continue reading
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Easter Sunday Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday, April 17 Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar St. Anicetus Acts of the Apostles 10,34a.37-43. Peter proceeded to speak and said, “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John … Continue reading
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If It Were a Crime To Be a Catholic, Would There Be Enough Evidence To Convict Me?
CP&S COMMENT. “If it were a crime to be a Catholic, would there be enough evidence to convict me?” The answer to this prickly question Fr Tim Finigan asks below, should be a resounding, “Yes!” We should be living a … Continue reading
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Saint Gregory the Great’s Easter Sermon: “Let us pass over from evildoing to virtue, that we may merit to see our Redeemer in Galilee”
Sermon by Gregory, Bishop of Rome, Basilica of Saint Mary Major, April 15, 591 Sermon on the Holy Day of the Resurrection Gospel for the Mass of the Day (Mk 16:1-7) It has been my custom, beloved brethren, to speak to … Continue reading
‘Have we learnt nothing of the horrors of the past?’ Abp. Viganò reflects on Easter 2021 in light of coronavirus tyranny
SI INIQUITATES OBSERVAVERIS, DOMINE:DOMINE, QUIS SUSTINEBIT?Ps 129:3 Catholic Family News is pleased to publish the following meditation in preparation for Easter written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò at CFN’s request. In this new text, His Excellency reflects on the past year … Continue reading
Rejoice in Christ’s Triumph: Celebrating Easter in the Midst of the Pandemic
Commentary by Father Roger Landry at the NCR: Few would have foreseen, as we packed into pews on Ash Wednesday, the Lent we had in store: that our fast would become an involuntary one from the Living Bread, that our almsgiving … Continue reading
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The Coronavirus Cross: Bringing Faith, Hope and Love to a Hurting World
From the National Catholic Register: It’s often said that with God, there are no mere coincidences. So the overlap of the explosion of the global COVID-19 pandemic with this year’s Holy Week celebrations should give cause for Catholics to engage … Continue reading
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Vatican declares Easter Masses cannot be moved due to coronavirus
VATICAN CITY, March 20, 2020, LifeSiteNews: Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has found it necessary to remind the world that the Catholic Church’s celebration of Easter cannot be moved to a different date on … Continue reading
The ‘Hieratikon’ of Saint John Chrysostom
This week, in place of the regular Pastor’s Column from Fr George W. Rutler, we share the Paschal joy of the Hieratikon (Catechetical Sermon) of Saint John Chrysostom. THE EASTER SERMON OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Bishop of Constantinople (c. A.D. 400) Is there … Continue reading
Remain in Him – Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B
Today’s Epistle and Gospel readings are both by John, while the first reading from Acts leads us briefly to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles. As often, the readings written by John dwell on the love of … Continue reading
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Biblical Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Council of Jerusalem, the Advocate, and Pastoral Strategy by Fr. Thomas Rosica Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2012 The readings for the 6th Sunday of Easter are Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 The early Church … Continue reading
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Biblical Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter
Peter’s Rehabilitation and Ours by Fr. Thomas Rosica 3rd Sunday of Easter – April 14, 2013 The readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter are Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Revelations 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Today’s dramatic Gospel story (John 21:1-19) is set … Continue reading
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Biblical Reflection for Easter Sunday
Stay With Us, Lord! by Fr. Thomas Rosica Easter Sunday – March 31, 2013 The readings for Easter Sunday are Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; 2 John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12 or Luke 24:13-35Pounding hearts, wounded hearts and … Continue reading
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Biblical Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter. E.F. Third Sunday of Easter.
Jesus, the beautiful and noble shepherd By Father Thomas Rosica Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 29, 2012 The readings for this Sunday are: Acts 4:7-12; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 E.F:1 Peter 2: 11-19, John 16: 16-22 In the Bible … Continue reading
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