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It’s World Communion Sunday, a highlight in this seemingly endless season after Pentecost. The Holy Spirit is moving in and through the churches of all nations, cultures, creeds and traditions ...
World Communion Sunday is a celebration observed by several Protestant denominations, taking place on the first Sunday of every October, that promotes Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. [1] It focuses on an observance of the Eucharist. The tradition was begun in 1933 by Hugh Thomson Kerr who ministered in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church.
The Easter Bunny may not be featured in the Good Book, but he does share a connection with Christ: eggs. Like rabbits, eggs represented new life and fertility in pagan times, which is probably how ...
The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St. John Chrysostom (died 407) is read aloud at Paschal matins, the service that begins Easter, in Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. According to the tradition of the Church, no one sits during the reading of the Paschal homily.
The original twelve Old Testament readings for the Easter Vigil survive in an ancient manuscript belonging to the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.The Armenian Easter Vigil also preserves what is believed to be the original length of the traditional gospel reading of the Easter Vigil, i.e., from the Last Supper account to the end of the Gospel according to Matthew.
The Easter Bunny is not in the bible and is not related to the resurrection story of Jesus that Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday. Rabbits and hares, along with eggs, are general symbols of ...
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. There have been numerous volumes of Chicken Soup issued.
Here's hoping your Easter Sunday is filled with a little sunshine. Eggs-cellent Easter wishes to one of my favorite chicks. May you find faith and gladness in this Easter celebration.