St. Dominics Church: HOLY WEEK AND EASTER LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE

EASTER SUNDAY

Easter is the greatest and most important feast in the Church. It marks the birthday of our eternal hope. “ Easter “ literally means “the feast of fresh flowers.”. We celebrate it with pride and jubilation for three reasons: The resurrection of Christ is the basis of our Christian Faith. The resurrection is the greatest of the miracles. It proves that Jesus is God. That is why St. Paul writes: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain; and our Faith is in vain. If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, then the Church is a fraud and faith is a sham. But if Jesus really did rise from the dead, his message is true. Without the resurrection, Jesus would have remained forever a good person who had met a tragic end. People would remember some of his teachings, and a handful of people might try to live according to them. All the basic doctrines of Christianity are founded on the truth of the Resurrection. There is a story of two women who before Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. One asked, Why can’t we build structures like this anymore?” Her friend answered, “ The people who built this had Faith. Today we have only opinions. And you can’t build a cathedral with opinions .“ Easter is the guarantee of our own resurrection. Christ will raise us up on the last day, but it is also true, in a sense, that we have already risen with Christ. By virtue of the Holy Spirit, our Christian life is already a participation in the death and Resurrection of Christ. Easter is a feast which gives us hope and encouragement in this world of pain, sorrows and tears. It reminds us that life is worth living. It is our belief in the Real Presence of the Risen Jesus in our souls, in His Church, in the Blessed sacrament and in Heaven that gives meaning to our personal, as well as to our common prayers. Our trust in the all pervading presence of the Risen Lord gives us strength to fight against temptations and freedom from unnecessary worries and fears because Christ is before us, besides us and within us.

Dear People Of God We wish you all A very Blessed Easter. May God bless you with the peace, hope and love that the Lord gave to us through the resurrection of Jesus!

Alleluia Alleluia!

*REMINDER: DIVINE MERCY NOVENA STARTS ON GOOD FRIDAY*