Easter is not one day. It is not two or three (… Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday…). It is not a week. Not even an octave. It is not 40 days. Easter is a season of 50 days. If you agree with this, join the facebook event Easter is 50 days. Let’s support each other with
Καλό Πάσχα!!! Χριστός ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Ἀληθῶς ανέστη! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Kua ara a te Karaiti! He pono tonu, kua ara a Ia! This site allows you to see and hear the central affirmation of the Christian faith: “Christ is risen; indeed, he is risen!” in some 250 languages. You can navigate
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The day before Good Friday is called Maundy Thursday. Maundy comes from the Latin word: mandatum. Mandatum means something that is commanded. We find it in an English word like “mandatory” – something that is required. It is called Maundy Thursday because on that day Jesus commanded three things: 1) to remember him in holy
My e-friend and commenter here, Rev. Joshua Bovis, has a blog post essentially on the value of liturgical repetition in a vibrant church life. He reproduces an article by Mark Brolly (in TMA) reflecting on a lecture at Ridley College by retired Bishop of North Sydney, Bishop Paul Barnett. The primary value of his post,
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Lent brings with it “Ashes to go“. Easter brings with it “Open Baptism”. The Episcopal Church of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands, Cold Spring, once again offers “Open Baptism” at their 7 p.m. Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 19. “I know this seems highly ‘unorthodox’ and perhaps even ‘gimmicky’ to some,” the Rector of St. Mary’s, Fr. Shane
Please pause a moment if you are embarking on a “Christian” Seder, a “Christian” Passover meal. Whenever one group is in the majority (especially when in the vast majority), great caution needs to be exercised in relation to the minority in our midst. Mocking and scapegoating are integral to many majority reactions to differences with
