Easter

🙏 Por qué se celebra

Easter Sunday celebrates the belief that Jesus rose from the dead, conquering sin and death. Its date moves each year: the first Sunday after the church’s full moon on or after 21 March. Holy Saturday’s night vigil leads into it.

📖 La historia que hay detrás

After Jesus was crucified on Friday, his body was laid in a tomb cut in rock and sealed with a great stone. Early on Sunday morning Mary Magdalene and other women came to the tomb and found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty; an angel told them, “He is not here; he has risen.” Jesus then appeared to Mary Magdalene and to his disciples. The empty tomb is the heart of the Christian faith.

🪔 Cómo celebrarla

• Attend the Easter Vigil on Saturday night or the Sunday service
• Light candles from the Easter fire; greet “He is risen!”
• Share Easter eggs — a sign of new life — and a festive meal
• Visit the sick and the lonely