This weekend, almost 2.2 billion Christians around the world will come together to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter is a universal tradition and the greatest event in the Christian calendar. “Easter is the preeminent celebration in our church, bigger than Christmas,” said Monsignor Paul Albee of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Moorpark.
Unlike Christmas, which marks the birth of Christ on a set date each year, in the Western church Easter is a movable holiday taking place on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.
Easter is the whole point of Christianity. This particular faith tradition sees its whole focus on the idea that God in Jesus has overcome everything that holds us back as human beings—even death,
Read more: Holiday at center of Christianity | www.simivalleyacorn.com | Simi Valley Acorn
Easter is a universal tradition and the greatest event in the Christian calendar. “Easter is the preeminent celebration in our church, bigger than Christmas,” said Monsignor Paul Albee of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Moorpark.
Unlike Christmas, which marks the birth of Christ on a set date each year, in the Western church Easter is a movable holiday taking place on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.
Easter is the whole point of Christianity. This particular faith tradition sees its whole focus on the idea that God in Jesus has overcome everything that holds us back as human beings—even death,
Read more: Holiday at center of Christianity | www.simivalleyacorn.com | Simi Valley Acorn
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