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Christ The Lord is Risen! Alleluia!

Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Mr. Pablo Cuadra

Religion Class

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Scripture

1 Corinthians 15: 14,17

Andif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is

vain, your faith also is vain. And if Christ has not been

raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins

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The Season of Easter

Easter is the Solemnity ofSolemnities. The principal feast ofthe liturgical year.

Pope Leo I calls Easter the

Festum festorum, the Feast ofFeasts. Christmas, he says, iscelebrated only in preparation forEaster.

Easter, The Great Sunday, is

one of the five liturgical seasons ofthe Church cycle or year. Theseseason are: Advent, Christmas,Ordinary time, Lent, andEASTER.

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.

Come and see the place where he lay.

Matthew 28:6

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What does Easter celebrate? "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY?

O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?

1 Corinthians 15:55

The most glorious season of Easter celebratesthe resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ fromdead.

This great event, for Christians, occurred on

the third day after Jesus crucifixion aroundA.D. 33.

The early church perceived his resurrection asthe central witness to a new act of God inhistory and the victory of God in vindicatingJesus as the Messiah.

The resurrection of Christ is the cornerstoneupon which faith is built, the connecting linkbetween the Old and New Testamentwitnessof Godsredeeming works.

This event marks the central faith confession ofthe Church and was the focal point for

Christian worship, observed on the first day ofeach week since the first century (Acts 20:7)

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The Resurrection and the Life of

the World to Come Catechism of the Catholic Church # 646

Christ's Resurrection was not a return to earthly life, as was the casewith the raisings from the dead that he had performed before Easter:Jairus' daughter, the young man of Naim, Lazarus.

These actions were miraculous events, but the persons miraculouslyraised returned by Jesus' power to ordinary earthly life. At some particular

moment they would die again. Christ's Resurrection is essentiallydifferent. In his risen body he passes from the state of death to anotherlife beyond time and space. At Jesus' Resurrection his body is filled withthe power of the Holy Spirit: he shares the divine life in his glorious state,so that St. Paul can say that Christ is "the man of heaven".

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Scripture

"If in this life only we

have hope in Christ, we

are of all men most

miserable. But now is

Christ risen from thedead ...

even so in Christ shall

all be made alive."

1 Corinthians 15:19, 20, 22

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What is the meaning of the word

Easter? The term Easter is derived

from Eastre an old Anglo-Saxon word dating prior to 899

A.D.

The word Eastre relates toEstre, the goddess of the risinglight of day and spring, animportant deity in Germanicpaganism and folklore.

Easter is the Englishequivalent for the official Latinterm for the resurrection whichis Pascharesurrectionis.

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Did you know?

In all Romance languages such as:

Rumanian, Spanish, French, Italian,

and Portuguese, the name of the

Easter festival is derived from the

Greek name, Pascha which is itself

derived from Pesach, the Hebrew

festival of Passover.

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When does the season of Easter

begin? The season of Easter is a movable feast, it doesnot have a fix date. It falls at some point between

late March or April each year.

Easter Sunday is calculated the following way.The Sunday after the first full moon of the vernalor spring equinox, using the Jerusalem meridianas the basis for reckoning.

Easter begins following the forty days of Lent thatculminate with the Sacred Triduum, the threeholiest days of the Churchsyear. These days are:Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.These days are observed from dusk to dusk.

The celebration of the Easter season begins withthe Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday.

This service is the first official liturgy of EasterSunday, the glorious celebration of Jesusresurrection from the dead.

To calculate the Easter date for coming years youcan use the following link and enter the year forwhich you need the precise date:

http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html

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Did you know? The Easter Vigil is also called the

Paschal Vigil or the Great Vigil ofEaster.

The Easter Vigil begins atSundown on Holy Saturday and itis composed of four sections:

1. The service of Light(blessing of the fire).

2. The Liturgy of the word (thehistory of salvation readings).

3. Christian Initiation and therenewal of Baptismal vows.(Baptism and Confirmation).

4. Holy Eucharist (HolyCommunion).

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How long is the Easter Season?

The glorious season of Easter lastfor fifty days. From the EasterVigil (The first celebration ofEaster Sunday) to the Feast ofPentecost Sunday.

The word Pentecost is derivedfrom the Greek word pentekoste,meaning fiftieth day.

The feast of Pentecost marks theend of the glorious season ofEaster and the beginning of thesecond half of Ordinary time.

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Did you know?

Easter is not one day orone solemnity. It is a fiftyday celebration.

The fifty days from EasterSunday to PentecostSunday together comprisewhat the GeneralInstructions of the Roman

Missal terms The GreatSunday.

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Did you know?

Prior to the liturgical reforms of VaticanII, the Easter season known asEastertide lasted for forty days.

From Easter Sunday until the feast ofthe Ascension of the Lord. It was onthis day that the Paschal candle wastraditionally extinguished.

This feast of the Ascension is stillcelebrated on the fortieth day of theEaster season which is a Thursday.This feast is a holy day of obligation.

The liturgical reforms of Vatican II

expanded the celebration of Easterfrom forty to fifty days to highlight thetheological significance of Pentecostas part of the resurrection experienceand the fulfillment of Jesuspromise ofthe sending of the Holy Spirit.

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The Octave of Easter The first week of Easter begins on

Easter Sunday and continues for eight

consecutives days known as the Octave

of Easter.

In the liturgical sense an Octave has two

main purposes: In the first sense, it is an

eight-day extension of a majorsolemnity.

In the second sense, an octave is the

eight day following the major solemnity.

Each of the days in the Octave of Easter

are celebrated with the rites proper toEaster Sunday.

This is done to highlight the great

importance of the glorious Easter

season.

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Did you know? Pope John Paul II declared in 2000 the

second Sunday of the Easter Season as

DivineMercy Sunday.

In a decree dated 23 May 2000, theCongregation for Divine Worship and theDiscipline of the Sacraments stated that"throughout the world the Second Sundayof Easter will receive the name DivineMercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to

the Christian world to face, withconfidence in divine benevolence, thedifficulties and trials that mankind willexperience in the years to come."

On this day Catholics reflect, in a veryspecial way, on the abundant, unending,healing mercy of God.

On this Sunday, many parishes offer theopportunity for sacramental confession.The remission of all temporal punishmentdue to sin is one of the many gracesbestowed by the resurrected Lord upon allthe penitents who approach the

sacrament of reconciliation on this specialday of Mercy and forgiveness.

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Pope Benedict XVIs Message Urbi et Orbi 2008 (excerpt)

Theastonishing event of the resurrection of Jesus is essentially an event oflove: the Fatherslove in handing over his Son for the salvation of the world;the Sons love in abandoning himself to the Fathers will for us all; theSpirits love in raising Jesus from the dead in his transfigured body. Andthere is more: the Fatherslove which newlyembracesthe Son, enfoldinghim in glory; the Sonslove returning to the Father in the power of the Spirit,

robed in our transfigured humanity. From todays solemnity, in which werelive the absolute, once-and-for-all experience of Jesus resurrection, wereceive an appeal to be converted to Love; we receive an invitation to live byrejecting hatred and selfishness, and to follow with docility in the footsteps ofthe Lamb that was slain for our salvation, to imitate the Redeemer who isgentleand lowly in heart,who is restfor our souls(cf. Mt11:29)

To read the entire message go to the following link:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/urbi/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20080323_urbi-easter_en.html

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What are the symbols of Easter?

The symbols and sacramentals

used during the Holy season of

Easter are:

A. Fire (symbol of the Holy Spirit) B. Paschal Candle

C. Water (Baptism)

D. Alleluia (proclamation)

E. Liturgical Color (white)

F. Oil (for baptism and confirmation)

G, Blessings (Easter baskets)

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Did you know? The Paschal candle is a sacramental

that symbolizes the Resurrected Lord.

The paschal candle is one of the majorsymbols used during the Easter Vigil.It is made of pure wax and replacedeach year.

The Paschal candle has a place ofprominence in the sanctuary of theChurch during the glorious fifty days ofthe Easter season.

The Paschal candle is blessed duringthe service of the light at the EasterVigil and used for the blessing of thebaptismal water on this solemn night.

The Paschal candle is used two timesin the life of every Catholic Christian.The day of our baptism and the day ofour funeral. To highlight our dying andrising in Christ.

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Easter and The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

At the Easter Vigil the

Catechumens receive thesacraments of Initiation: Baptism,Confirmation, and Eucharist.

The Catechumens enter into thePeriod known as Mystagogy orPeriod of Post-baptismalCatechesis, that last for the 50days of Easter.

The community of faith welcomes

the neophytes (newly baptized)assisting them to enter more fullyinto the spirit of the PaschalMystery celebrated during theEaster season.

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Easter 2008 Easter this Year 2008 is

celebrated from Easter Sunday

March 23 to Pentecost Sunday

May 11.

Future Easter Dates 2009-2016

2009 April 12

2010 April 4

2011 April 24

2012 April 8

2013 March 31

2014 April 20

2015 April 5

2016 March 27

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Easter Traditions

Blessing of Food:Eastern and Latin rite Catholics

both have the custom of blessing

the food that is going to be

consumed on the Easter Sunday

dinner. This blessing usually takesplace in the morning of Holy

Saturday.

House Blessings:

On the eve of Easter the homes

are blessed in memory of thepassing of the angel in Egypt and

the signing of the door-posts with

the blood of the paschal lamb.

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Easter

An invitation to New Life, a call to conversion

St. Paul says, I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection Philippians 3:10The following story illustrates the importance of conversion

Abouteighty years ago a man picked up the morning paper and, to his horror, read his own obituary!

The newspaper had reported the death of the wrong man. Like most of us, he relished the idea of

finding out what people would say about him after he died. He read past the bold caption which read,

DynamiteKing dies,to the text itself. He read along until he was taken aback by the description of

him as a merchantof death. He was the inventor of dynamite and had amassed a great fortune from

the manufacture of weapons of destruction. But he was moved by this description. Did he really wantto be known as a merchantof death?It was at that moment that a healing power greater than the

destructive force of dynamite came over him. It was his our of conversion. From that point on, he

devoted his energy and money to works of peace and human betterment. Today, of course, he is best

remembered, not as a merchant of death, but as the founder of the Nobel Peace PrizeAlfred

Nobel. [SowersSeed of Encouragement]

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Reflection

Easter is the season of life and hope. The life and hope only theresurrected Christ can bring. The same life and hope that strengthenedthe faith of the frightened disciples after the crucifixion.

That same life and hope reminds us that the trials and misfortunes of ourpresent life are nothing compared to the unending glory of the life tocome. Easter is the celebration of life eternally transformed by love, lifebeyond life,lovebeyond love.

Easter is the celebration of hope in the midst of a world often submergedin doubt and despair. It is this Easter faith, faith in the Lordsresurrection, that becomes the sustaining force that directs our stepswith courage into the challenges of everyday life, into the questionmarks of the unknown, and the uncertainty of the future.

It is this Easter faith in the resurrected Lord that reminds us that we do

not walk alone in life. Like on the road to Emmaus, the resurrectedLord is walking with us, in us, and through us - leading us to the life thatnever ends and the love that never fades away. The Lord is Risen!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Have a happy and blessed Easter season!

Pablo A. Cuadra

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