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Letter from Archbishop Vigano: On Easter Sunday, Jesus Weeps for our Nation
Posted on 04/1/2024 06:00 AM ()
Happy Easter: The Tomb is Empty! Love Has Triumphed
Posted on 04/1/2024 06:00 AM ()
St. Hugh of Grenoble: Saint of the Day for Monday, April 01, 2024
Posted on 04/1/2024 06:00 AM (Catholic Online > Saint of the Day)
Guardian Angel Prayer #1: Prayer of the Day for Monday, April 01, 2024
Posted on 04/1/2024 06:00 AM (Catholic Online > Prayer of the Day)
Meeting Together in Jesus
Posted on 03/31/2024 20:00 PM (Our Daily Bread)
When I went through an extended period of emotional and spiritual pain and struggle due to difficult circumstances in my life, it would have been easy for me to withdraw from church. (And sometimes I did wonder, Why bother?). But I felt compelled to keep attending each Sunday.
Although my situation remained the same for many long years, worshiping and gathering with other believers in services, prayer meetings, and Bible study supplied the encouragement I needed to persevere and remain hopeful. And often I’d not only hear an uplifting message or teaching, but I’d receive just the word of encouragement, listening ear, or hug I needed from others.
The author of Hebrews wrote, “[Don’t give] up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another” (Hebrews 10:25). This author knew that when we faced hardships and difficulties, we’d need the encouragement of others—and that others would need ours. So this Scripture writer reminded readers to “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess” and to consider how to “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (vv. 23-24). That’s a big part of what encouragement is. That’s why God leads us to keep meeting together. Someone may need your loving encouragement; and you may be surprised by the encouragement you receive in return.
5 Beautiful scriptures to remind you what Easter is all about
Posted on 03/31/2024 06:00 AM ()
The surprising origins of the Easter Bunny -- it's not what you think!
Posted on 03/31/2024 06:00 AM ()
We Have Been Raised with Christ. Easter is More Than a Day; it is a Way
Posted on 03/31/2024 06:00 AM ()
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today!
Posted on 03/30/2024 20:00 PM (Our Daily Bread)
Before Charles Simeon attended university in Cambridge, England, he loved horses and clothes, spending a huge sum on his attire yearly. But because his college required him to attend regular communion services, he started to explore what he believed. After reading books written by believers in Jesus, he experienced a dramatic conversion on Easter day. Awaking early on April 4, 1779, he cried out, “Jesus Christ is risen today! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” As he grew in his faith in God, he devoted himself to Bible study, prayer, and attending chapel services.
On the first Easter day, life changed for the two women who arrived at Jesus’ tomb. There they witnessed a violent earthquake as an angel rolled back the stone. He said to them, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said” (Matthew 28:5–6). Overjoyed, the women worshiped Jesus and ran back to tell their friends the good news.
Encountering the risen Jesus isn’t something reserved for ancient times—He promises to meet us here and now. We might experience a dramatic encounter, such as the women at the tomb or as Charles Simeon did, but we might not. However Jesus reveals Himself to us, we can trust that He loves us.
Holy Saturday: God has Died in the Flesh and Hell Trembles with Fear
Posted on 03/30/2024 06:00 AM ()