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“Lord, Who conquered death, be constantly with Your Church and fill it with new life. Make us partakers of Your suffering so that we may also be partakers of Your glorious Resurrection. May Your peace and tranquility dwell constantly within our community, within our families and the entire human race. The Lord of all, forever.”
Prayers of Proclamation, from the Order o...
Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him b...
Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47; First Letter of Saint Peter 1:3-9; Gospel According to Saint John 20:19-31
We are still celebrating the Passover of Christ, his Resurrection from the dead, and today the Gospel shows us Christ in the midst of his disciples, not bound by time or space, but simply appearing in their midst.
Thomas the Apostle, thoug...
“For the few witnesses of the Resurrection, it was such an overwhelmingly real happening, every doubt was dispelled and they stepped forth before the world with an utterly new fearlessness in order to bear witness: Christ is truly risen!”
from “Jesus of Nazareth,” by Pope Benedict XVI
“Joy is a grace. Among Christians it is one that is not merely an adornment of life, but one that springs from its essence. Joy is the outcome of the truths we believe, the hopes we have, the love which God allows to have for Him.”
from “Prayer In Faith,” by Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ (1857-1914)