EASTER
SEASON
The
Gospel of Matthew 28:5-6 expresses the fundamental tone of the Easter season “the angel spoke to the women. You must not
be afraid, he said. I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has been raised, just as
he said”, as a follow up to this, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the
Christian faith; but the Easter season is an opportunity to reflect and put
into practice the transformation that the risen Christ has brought into our
lives. The Easter season which is a celebration of seven Sundays, presupposes
how much credibility the church gives to this season; being a moment for the
mysteries of our faith to deepen in our hearts and lives, the acts of the
apostles usually make up the first readings and that helps us to understand how
the early church took their experience of the risen Jesus Christ to modify the
universe. Conversely, the gospels of this season narrate the stories of the
various resurrection appearances of Christ Jesus. Consequently, we hear later
in the season almost exclusively from Jesus’ last discourse in the gospel of
John to prepare us for the ascension and for the coming of the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost.
ELUSIYAN
TOLU’ FRANCIS
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