The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the First Sunday of Easter (Year C). Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Leo I (Sermo xlvii in Exodum) calls it the greatest feast (festum festorum), and says that Christmas is celebrated only in preparation for Easter. It is the centre of the greater part of the ecclesiastical year. For more info about Easter please click here.
READINGS
FIRST READING: Acts 10:34a,37-43
PSALM: Ps 118
SECOND READING: 1 Cor 5:6b-8
GOSPEL: Jn 20:1-9
VIDEO
The video can be downloaded here. If you don’t know how to download videos from YouTube then follow this link to watch a tutorial.
HOMILIES
- Real Life Resurrection [www.bible.claret.org]
Today we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, his return to life after his crucifixion. A recapturing of life happens in many ways. It happened for the disciples when they were able to see and relate to Christ in a new way. It happened when they were able to let go of their expectations of a political Messiah and to recognize their savior in a crucified criminal. Read more… - Jesus Must Rise from the Dead [dailyscripture.net]
One thing is certain, if Jesus had not risen from the dead and appeared to his disciples, we would never have heard of him. Nothing else could have changed sad and despairing men and women into people radiant with joy and courage. The reality of the resurrection is the central fact of the Christian faith. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Lord gives us “eyes of faith” to know him and the power of his resurrection. The greatest joy we can have is to encounter the living Lord and to know him personally. Read more… - Easter Sunday [www.catholicmatters.com]
All I know and all I need to know is that I have sufficient proofs that God loves all men. The Incarnation, death and Resurrection of his Divine Son for man’s sake is the greatest proof of love for us that even the omnipotent God could give He has given it. As a necessary consequence from this act of divine love, we are guaranteed our resurrection from the dead to a life of unending happiness and glory if we do not, in extreme folly, reject God’s offer. Read more…
SLIDE PRESENTATION
The following presentation can be downloaded here.
GOSPEL TOON
By ReverendFun
IMAGES
To view and download their full size versions, please click on the images or the names of the artists/sources.
The Resurrection of Jesus by Loci Lenar
Easter Worship Slide by fbcgalt
Worship Slide by fbcgalt
CLIPART
by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)
by Maximino Cerezo
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