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Easter Wednesday 2023

The Resurrected Savior Appears to His Disciples at the Sea of Galilee. Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Easter Wednesday

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Easter 2023

Mary Magdalene and the Holy Women at the Tomb by James Tissot

Easter – 9 am Divine Service

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Jesus, the Guest, Becomes Host

The Pilgrims of Emmaus on the Road

… the scene described for us this evening in our Gospel reading is… pretty funny, really. We hear of two disciples of Christ in distress about the events surrounding Christ’s death, and our dear Lord just kind of lets them squirm a bit.
“You say the Christ was crucified? No, I never heard of it,” says the Christ who was crucified. Classic stuff. Beyond the humor of the situation, though, we have here Christ setting Himself as the Host for a meal, and using Scripture to tell
these disciples in distress about Who exactly is the Messiah. …for more, click on the title above.

Trembling and Bewilderment

Mary Magdalene and the Holy Women at the Tomb by James Tissot

This beautiful morning as we again celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Christ, we have heard of His Body no longer occupying a new tomb in which no one else had ever been laid. That a couple of His disciples had borrowed to place His Body in after He died on a cross. This account came to us from the Evangelist Mark’s record. He, apparently writing the account of St. Peter as many theologians argue (and there is really no problem with that understanding), provided a very brief account of the events of the first Resurrection Sunday….For more, click on the title above.

Easter promises: Fulfilled in Christ’s resurrection

Touch me not (Noli me tangere) by James Tissot, Brooklyn Museum

I exhort you in Christ Jesus: Do not for a minute dismiss what we celebrate here: For on this Easter morning, we celebrate nothing less than the triumph over death itself. Triumph over actual death—this is not some story we use as a mind-numbing agent, to make us feel better about life and its hardships in this world.
No, my friends, we rejoice that Christ has accomplished what all science, medicine and human effort cannot possibly do. He has conquered the grave. He has won the victory so that we can truly live forever in the gracious presence of God. …For more, click on the title above.

Holy Saturday 2023

Moon Shines Light on Empty Tomb by Nancy Bucca

Holy Saturday – Resurrection Vigil

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