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Easter Weekend

Easter Weekend – The three days – Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday – that form the climax of the story of Christ. Good Friday The service is split into seven parts, and there are candles and readings and … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday: The celebration of Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem the Sunday before Easter. He arrived on a donkey (to symbolize peace) and was welcomed with celebration and adoration, coats and palm branches laid on the path before him.  When … Continue reading

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It’s Not Religion; It’s Relationship

The Catholic kids came in from recess red-cheeked, smelling of sweat and grass, and their lunch bags had no desserts in them during those long weeks before Easter. “My mom made me give up candy,” they’d say morosely, and I … Continue reading

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