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Tag Archives: Easter

Regina caeli

Regina caeli

Regina caeli

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia. The Regina Caeli is sung or recited in place of the Angelus during the fifty days of the Easter season. It was composed sometime between the… Continue Reading

Week starting May 29

scripture readings textweek resources This is the Sixth Sunday of Easter (not the fifth Sunday after Easter). • collect/opening prayer reflection for Easter 6 May 29 and week following Please add hymns, prayers, ideas, resources in the comments. Encourage consciousness of Easter being a season, not just a day – “attend” Easter is 50 days… Continue Reading

Week starting May 22

scripture readings textweek resources This is the Fifth Sunday of Easter (not the fourth Sunday after Easter). • collect/opening prayer reflection for Easter 4 May 15 and week following Please add hymns, prayers, ideas, resources in the comments. Encourage consciousness of Easter being a season, not just a day – “attend” Easter is 50 days… Continue Reading

how to celebrate 50 days of Easter?

This is not some sort of trick question where I actually know the answer or have strong opinions but I’m hiding them… How can we celebrate the Easter Season better? Let’s work out together some creative ways that we can celebrate the 50 days of the Easter Season at home, in a flat, with a… Continue Reading

Week starting May 15

scripture readings textweek resources This is the Fourth Sunday of Easter (not the third Sunday after Easter). • collect/opening prayer reflection for Easter 4 May 15 and week following Please add hymns, prayers, ideas, resources in the comments. Encourage consciousness of Easter being a season, not just a day – “attend” Easter is 50 days… Continue Reading

Holy Week notes

This is a good moment to look back at Holy Week and review and reflect… As I stand by the Easter vigil new fire, and when I hear again the chanting of the Exsultet, I’m conscious, once again, that we, in Aotearoa New Zealand, first after the date line, set off the roll of this… Continue Reading

Week starting May 8

scripture readings textweek resources This is the Third Sunday of Easter (not the second Sunday after Easter). Please add hymns, prayers, ideas, resources in the comments. • collect/opening prayer reflection for Easter 3 May 8 and week following (NZPB recommendation) • collect/opening prayer reflection for Easter 3 May 8 and week following (NZ lectionary recommendation)… Continue Reading