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Some Christian traditions celebrate the Monday immediately following Easter Sunday as a holiday. Easter Monday, as it is called, provides Christians with the opportunity to relish and reflect on the miracle of Jesus' resurrection at greater length the morning after Easter.

The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar.

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Through videos, reels and photos of the beauty of the Eternal City, Jacob Stein shares the history and spiritual significance behind each church, sharing info...

The Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. / Credit: Jacob Stein/Crux StationalisRome Newsroom, Mar 27, 2023 / 07:53 am (CNA).While many people choose to give up social media for Lent, one Catholic man is uploading new videos online every day to share the stories of the early Christian martyrs and Romes most ancient churches.Jacob Stein is visiting a church in Rome each day of Lent this year, retracing the pilgrimage routes Catholics have walked for centuries as part of the Roman station...

O God, you shine the light of your truth for those who stray into error, so that they may be able to return to the right path, grant that all who profess the Christian faith may reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and eagerly follow the way that leads to you; through Jesus Christ who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

O God, you shine the light of your truth for those who stray into error, so that they may be able to return to the right path, grant that all who profess the Christian faith may reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and eagerly follow the way that leads to you; through Jesus Christ who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Christians no longer even understand what the Eighth Day means, but reclaiming such ideas like the Eighth Day is no small part in the requisite work for the restoration of Christian culture.

On Easter Sunday the atmosphere of the Church switches gears, and instead of a focusing on death and sorrow, the Church is alive and resplendent with joy. Jesus is risen! This is emphasized in a particular in many Eastern Churches. The week following Easter Sunday is called “ Bright Week,” and refers to the light that Jesus has brought into the world. In biblical terms, Jesus rose on the “eighth day,” which symbolically represents the new creation and the promise of Heaven. Eastern Ch...

Salonen: Easter’s return revives sad memories, hope To me, being denied Easter Mass, the pinnacle of the Christian life, was the starkest indication that something very dark had entered our world. Being cut off from music ministry brought additional grief. We couldn’t praise God as well muffled; months would pass before we’d open our hymnals again. Written By: Roxane Salonen | × Roxane Salonen FARGO — Last year during Lent, I had my fingernails painted purple, and black c...