EASTER MESSAGE

Easter Day commemorates the victory of Jesus Christ over death. It is a tradition for Christians to attend mass and churches to remember what the founder of Christianity represents and the covenant with God.

Adore God. Reverence and cherish your parents. Love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than yourself. Be just. Be true. Murmur not at the ways of Providence.
Thomas Jefferson

Those who are not Christians use the day to gather with family for a traditional feast enjoying the unity of the family nucleus, an entity that has slowly disintegrated in the society of the United States.
In a speech given by Ronald Reagan, he stated:

I have said that we must be cautious claiming that God is on our side. I think the real question we must answer is: Are we on His side?

 

HOLY WEEK

 

EASTER

 

The date of Easter is not fixed because the date of Jesus crucifixion was not recorded. The date was fixed by the Church to fall between March 22^nd and April 25^th because it occurred during the Festival of Passover. We know this because it was mentioned in the New Testament when Jesus gathered with his Disciples what became known as the “Last Supper”. The Passover time depends upon the cycles of the moon and 4^th century Church leadership decided that Easter would always be on a Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring equinox. That would be the “Paschal” full moon that does not appear on the same day.

Then in the 18^th century, the Western and Eastern (Orthodox) Church decided to use different calendars, making Easter timing more complex. The word “Easter” is a derivative of the word “Passover”. In French it is “Paques”, in Spanish “Pascua” and Italian, “Pasqua”. In Hebrew it is “Pehsach”.