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19+ hour ago (235+ words) Easter Sunday, Bro. Wayne Salley brought the message from Mark 1: 1-8. He said, "We celebrate Christmas, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We celebrate Christmas because of the birth of Jesus Christ; Good Friday because of the Cross and Easter because Jesus…...
Russia Orthodox Easter
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (148+ words) The Herald Journal - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) Severe Thunderstorm Warning from SAT 2: 13 PM MDT until SAT 3: 00 PM MDT Father Mikhail blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs in preparation for the Orthodox Easter celebrations…...
Greece Orthodox Easter
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (143+ words) The Herald Journal - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) Severe Thunderstorm Warning from SAT 2: 13 PM MDT until SAT 3: 00 PM MDT An Orthodox monk carries a candle with the "Holy Fire", transferred from the Holy Sepulchre in…...
Why is Easter celebrated on a different date every year? There is one interesting rule that the Church still respects - Free Press
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (213+ words) Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays, but also one of the few that falls on a different date every year. Most holidays are tied to a specific date, while Easter "walks" around the calendar. Although this may…...
Non-believers celebrate religious feast days, too
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (507+ words) April 12, 2026 " 5: 30am I say I do not believe in God, yet as I age, I take great joy in Pascha (Passover, or Pecha), Eastern Orthodox Easter. Jesus rises twice in our house " last week as a Catholic, this Saturday at midnight…...
Cyprus Orthodox Easter
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (180+ words) Gazette Xtra Flames rise from an Easter bonfire (lambradjia) where effigies of Judas Iscariot were also burned, during Christian Orthodox Easter celebrations in the village of Ayia Napa in the southeast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Sponsored:…...
Keeping the meaning in a child's first Communion
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (945+ words) Editors Note: Here's an article about First Communion that's both timely and informative from 2009 ARCHDIOCESE " With first Communion season upon us, children will be soon be donning their finery for the joyous event as parents plan festive family gatherings to…...
The ritual of the kissing of the cross on Good Friday
1+ week, 1+ day ago (40+ words) Catholic worshippers participated in the ritual of the kissing of the cross during the Good Friday service at St Damian Binongko Chapel in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa The ritual of the kissing of the cross on Good Friday...
Daily Reflection
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (62+ words) Today the Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday. With this day, the Easter Octave comes to its completion. From Easter Sunday until today, the liturgy has led us through one continuous day of resurrection'one unbroken experience of the Risen Lord. Saint…...
US dioceses report rise in Easter receptions into the Catholic Church
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (315+ words) Dioceses across the United States are reporting a notable rise in the number of people entering the Catholic Church this Easter, with some describing their largest cohorts of catechumens and candidates in years. A recent analysis of diocesan figures said…...