CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday in the Octave of Easter 4.22.19 – Catholic TV (Archdiocese of Boston)
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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Divine Mercy Novena” – EWTN
“Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena …. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said: ‘These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was
» Read moreCATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord 4.21.19 – Catholic TV (Archdiocese of Boston)
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» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “EASTER VIGIL HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER [SAINT] JOHN PAUL II, Holy Saturday, 14 April 2001” – VaticanVa
“1. ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has Risen’ (Lk 24:5). … the two men dressed ‘in dazzling apparel’ rekindle the hope of the women who … rushed to the tomb …. They … experienced the tragic events culminating in Christ’s crucifixion … the sadness and the confusion. In the hour of
» Read moreEASTER MUSIC: “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia! Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! But the pains which he endured, Alleluia! Our salvation
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Fearful Yet Overjoyed – The Journey to Resurrection Faith” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope
“The Gospels of the Easter Octave describe not just an event but even more so a journey. It is tempting to think that the Disciples and Apostles, having seen the Risen Lord, were immediately confirmed in their faith, stripped of all doubt. …”
» Read more“The Lord is Risen, Alleluia” – Catholic Divine Office/ Liturgy of the Hours
[The Divine Office, or Liturgy of the Hours, begins the Liturgical Day with “A Call to Praise God” in the form of the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, in stanzas, or strophes, interspersed with an antiphon. For Easter Sunday, the antiphon is “The Lord is Risen, Alleluia.”] [Prior to the Psalm is an introductory phrase taken from Psalm 51 and
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Seeing and Believing: Scott Hahn Reflects on Easter Sunday” – St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
“… We are the children of the apostolic witnesses. That is why we still gather early in the morning on the first day of every week to celebrate this feast of the empty tomb, give thanks for ‘Christ our life,’ as today’s Epistle calls Him. Baptized into His death and Resurrection, we live the heavenly life of the risen Christ,
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “Sri Lanka Easter Church and Hotel Bombings Kill at Least 200” – CNA
Catholic News Agency reports: “At least 200 people were killed in explosions Easter morning, detonated in churches [and] other sites across Sri Lanka. Hundreds more are reportedly injured. … explosions were detonated during Easter Mass at churches in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, and in Negombo, a city 20 miles to its north. At the same time, a bomb exploded
» Read moreCATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord: At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter 4.20.19 – USCCB/ NABRE
“At daybreak on the first day of the week the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. … behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared
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