Easter
Easter is a 50-day season that celebrates the Lord Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, overcoming Satan, sin, and death for us all. It begins with the Easter Vigil and ends on the Day of Pentecost.
Top Resources
Our best resources for the Season of Easter
On This Most Holy Night: An Easter Vigil with the Arts
An Ancient Tradition The first Easter Vigil I ever attended was in southern Ukraine, what is now annexed Crimea. I…Christ is Risen! A Guide to the Easter Greeting
From the first Easter morning to the present day, Christians around the world have hailed each other with the Easter…The Liturgical Home: Easter and Our Passover Lamb
One Easter symbol that often goes overlooked is the lamb. When I would see little stuffed lambs in the Easter…The Liturgical Home: Preparing For All Of Easter
With our series on “The Liturgical Home,” we aim to support families in discipleship to Christ through the wisdom of…A Case of the Easter Mondays
Today is Easter Monday! Yes, Easter is a 50 day season and today is the first weekday of that season…The Great Fifty Days of Easter: A Rookie Anglican Guide to Eastertide
Easter Sunday is only the beginning! A great fifty-day feast (known as “Eastertide,” “Easter Season,” or “Easter Time,” as well…10 Ways to Preach the Easter Sunday Sermon
Talk about pressure—the Resurrection is the biggest event in the history of the world. Individuals and families who rarely darken the…The History of the Easter Week Collects
Easter is a long season of feasting, lasting a full 50 days. And the celebration is especially pronounced in the…
Rookie Anglican Guides
Helpful guides to Easter and its observances
The Great Fifty Days of Easter: A Rookie Anglican Guide to Eastertide
Easter Sunday is only the beginning! A great fifty-day feast (known as “Eastertide,” “Easter Season,” or “Easter Time,” as well…Easter Vigil: A Rookie Anglican Guide
There may be no more powerful portrayal of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Christian liturgy than that which happens…Saint Thomas Sunday: A Rookie Anglican Guide
The Sunday after Easter is also called “Saint Thomas Sunday.” This Sunday, we read the story of the apostle Thomas,…Good Shepherd Sunday: A Rookie Anglican Guide
On Good Shepherd Sunday, we both acknowledge that we are sheep who go astray and also glory in the good…
The Liturgical home
How-to guides to observing Easter with your family
The Liturgical Home: Easter and Our Passover Lamb
One Easter symbol that often goes overlooked is the lamb. When I would see little stuffed lambs in the Easter…The Liturgical Home: Surprised by Easter
I was surprised by Easter! Sure, I knew it was a time of great joy and celebration for Christians around…The Liturgical Home: The Significance of Eggs in Easter
With our series on “The Liturgical Home,” we aim to support families in discipleship to Christ through the wisdom of…The Liturgical Home: Preparing For All Of Easter
With our series on “The Liturgical Home,” we aim to support families in discipleship to Christ through the wisdom of…The Liturgical Home: Learning Pysanky Eggs From Ukrainian Refugees
I’d always loved seeing photos of Ukrainian Pysanky eggs. Now, through Ukrainian refugees who found a home at our church,…The Liturgical Home: St. Patrick’s Day
In my hometown, St. Patrick’s Day was a huge deal! We all wore green to school unless you forgot, in…
10 ways to preach guide
Guides to preaching during the Season of Easter
10 Ways to Preach the Easter Sunday Sermon
Talk about pressure—the Resurrection is the biggest event in the history of the world. Individuals and families who rarely darken the…10 Ways to Preach the Ascension Sermon
The Feast of the Ascension often finds itself eclipsed by other monumental events in the life of Christ. This is…10 Ways to Preach the Pentecost Sermon
The significance of Pentecost cannot be overstated. It is the most important event in the history of the church because,…
Today in the spirit
Reflections on the lectionary readings for each Sunday of the Easter Season
Today in the Spirit: Pentecost Sunday A (Whitsunday)
“Pentecost Sunday already!?” While this might well be our reaction to the arrival of this feast day on the church…Today in the Spirit: Easter 7A (Sunday After Ascension)
The Sunday after Ascension Day is the seventh Sunday of the Easter season (just as Pentecost Sunday is the eighth…Today in the Spirit: Easter 6A
Easter 6 Sunday is the last before Ascensiontide, the ten-day period between the remembrance of Jesus’ ascension on the Thursday…Today in the Spirit: Easter 5A
By Easter 5A, we have noticed in our Sunday worship that this year the church is leading us through a…Today in the Spirit: Easter 4A (Good Shepherd)
Easter 4 is Good Shepherd Sunday every year. The collect and most of the readings through the three-year cycle on…Today in the Spirit: Easter 3A
On Sunday, Easter 3, the church moves forward with its messaging on Christian living, grounded in the truth of Jesus…Today in the Spirit: Easter 2A
The church reserves the six Sundays after Easter Day and before Pentecost Sunday for worshipers to contemplate the New Testament…Today in the Spirit: Easter Day A
“Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!” At no time is the thrill of shouting out this…Today in the Spirit: Trinity Sunday C
Trinity Sunday C, in particular, might also be called “Holy Trinity Sunday” or “Trinity Worship Sunday.” More than in Years…
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Today in the Spirit: Pentecost Sunday A (Whitsunday)
“Pentecost Sunday already!?” While this might well be our reaction to the arrival of this feast day on the church…Ascension Day: A Rookie Anglican Guide
Ascension Day commemorates Jesus’ Ascension from earth to heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.Today in the Spirit: Easter 7A (Sunday After Ascension)
The Sunday after Ascension Day is the seventh Sunday of the Easter season (just as Pentecost Sunday is the eighth…Today in the Spirit: Easter 6A
Easter 6 Sunday is the last before Ascensiontide, the ten-day period between the remembrance of Jesus’ ascension on the Thursday…Today in the Spirit: Easter 5A
By Easter 5A, we have noticed in our Sunday worship that this year the church is leading us through a…Today in the Spirit: Easter 4A (Good Shepherd)
Easter 4 is Good Shepherd Sunday every year. The collect and most of the readings through the three-year cycle on…Today in the Spirit: Easter 3A
On Sunday, Easter 3, the church moves forward with its messaging on Christian living, grounded in the truth of Jesus…Today in the Spirit: Easter 2A
The church reserves the six Sundays after Easter Day and before Pentecost Sunday for worshipers to contemplate the New Testament…Hymn Guide: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
This hymn is nearly synonymous with Easter. It is sung in every church (worth its salt) on the morning of…
