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Celebrate Easter season until Pentecost with daily and weekly written, audio and video resources.

Seasonal Features
Easter to Pentecost

Sunday Soundbites
with Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M.

Easter—A Matter of Faith
Second Sunday of Easter—Doubting Thomas
Third Sunday of Easter—Preparing for the Future
Fourth Sunday of Easter—Among the Lord's Flock
Fifth Sunday of Easter—United With Each Other
Sixth Sunday of Easter—Invited Into Intimacy
The Ascension of the Lord—Signs of Christ's Presence
Seventh Sunday of Easter—Bearing Christ's Name
Pentecost—Creating a New Unity

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Lent/Easter 2009 News
The AmericanCatholic.org Lent/Easter news feature focuses on coverage of the ongoing events of the Lenten and Easter seasons from the Vatican and throughout the world from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25) through Easter Sunday (April 12) and until Pentecost (May 31).

More Easter Inspiration
New!A Doctor's Good Friday Reflections
Resurrection's promise is already contained in Jesus' suffering on the cross.

New! Thérèse of Lisieux: Our Easter Season Spiritual Guide
If our life experiences and the Church’s liturgical year seem out of sync, this Doctor of the Church can help.

New!Agony in the Garden: Understanding the Passion of Jesus
Examine Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethesemane by looking at the meaning of agony, the drama of the garden, the three tests of the garden, the sleeping apostles and the moment of grace.

The Journey to Easter
A parish experiences the joys of the Easter Vigil as it welcomes new members into the Church.

The First Pentecost
A narrative account of the first Pentecost where a new Church has begun.

We Believe in the Resurrection
The Resurrection is the crowning event in the historical life of Jesus. Learn what happened during the Resurrection and how the Resurrection launched the Christian faith and shaped our belief in Jesus’ identity.

Easter and Sacraments of Initiation
Gifts of the Holy Spirit from the Catholic Update Video,
"Sealed With God's Spirit"

Called by Name from the Catholic Update Video,
"Adult Baptism: Exploring Its Meaning"

Life Is Yours from "Resurrection Power"
by Megan McKenna


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Feast of the Presentation of Mary: Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was built there in honor of this mystery. The Eastern Church was more interested in the feast, but it does appear in the West in the 11th century. Although the feast at times disappeared from the calendar, in the 16th century it became a feast of the universal Church.
<p>As with Mary’s birth, we read of Mary’s presentation in the temple only in apocryphal literature. In what is recognized as an unhistorical account, the <i>Protoevangelium of James</i> tells us that Anna and Joachim offered Mary to God in the Temple when she was three years old. This was to carry out a promise made to God when Anna was still childless.
</p><p>Though it cannot be proven historically, Mary’s presentation has an important theological purpose. It continues the impact of the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the birth of Mary. It emphasizes that the holiness conferred on Mary from the beginning of her life on earth continued through her early childhood and beyond.</p> Why are divorced/remarried Catholics treated differently from other sinners? There’s nothing more important I can do in my day than take some time to be with my Lord.

 
PICK OF THE DAY
Saints at the Dinner Table
CPA 2009 Award Winning author Amy Heyd cooks up delicious meals and dedicates each chapter to a saint.

 
CATHOLIC GREETINGS
Christ the King
Our liturgical year ends as it begins, focusing on our hope in the eternal majesty and mercy of God.



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