He is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!

Happy Easter 2011!

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Christ Is Risen! Indeed, He Is Risen!

Saint Pierre et Saint Jean courent au Sépulcre/Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Tomb by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902) Watercolor and gouache on paperboard c.1886-94 Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA [John 20:1-9] On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it [...]

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Christ Is Risen! Indeed, He Is Risen!

Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau/The Holy Women at the Tomb by William Bouguereau (1825-1905) Oil on canvas, 1890 Private collection [Mark 16:1-7] When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the [...]

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For Good Friday: Pietà by Michelangelo

Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564) Marble, 1499 68.5 in × 76.8 in [174 cm × 195 cm] St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican

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2008: A Full 9:00AM Mass at Easter

Photo of the Day: The Nave at Easter 2008, as seen from the cry room. Click for full image. Image courtesy of Allan Eckert.

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Art: Χριστóς α̉νέστη

Aramaic (Eastern Syriac): Mshikha Qam ! Shariraith Qam ! Coptic: Christos Anesti ! Alithos Anesti ! Czech: Kristus Vstal A Mrtvych! Opravdi Vstoupil! English: Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Finnish: Kristus Nousi Kuolleista! Totisesti Nousi! French: Christ est Ressuscité! En Vérité, Il est Ressuscité! Gaelic (Irish): Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne! [...]

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Trivia: How Early is This Easter?

Over on the Snopes.com Urban Legends Reference page, they discuss the unusually early date for this year’s Easter, and how we won’t see it earlier: In the modern era, Easter Sunday generally falls on the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (i.e., the first full moon of Spring in the northern hemisphere, or the first [...]

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