To all my friends of the Christian faith, Happy Easter, and to all of my Jewish friends. Happy Passover. Paul
The story of Easter...
The story of Passover...
The story of Easter...
The story of Passover...
To all my friends of the Christian faith, Happy Easter, and to all of my Jewish friends. Happy Passover. Paul
The story of Easter...
The story of Passover...
Happy easter to all PCs members! I was reading paul's history of easter and wondering...
We have a french catholic tradition here to go to a water source before the sun rising the easter morning. Called easter water. anybody heard about it?
Easter Water
Sacramental in character, too, is the custom of using Easter holy water to bless our homes, Easter eggs, meat for the Easter dinner, and bread and cake baked in rings to symbolize eternity. The formula for blessing holy water contains the following prayer. [The official formula of this blessing may have been altered, but families may still recite this prayer, for the principles remain the same.]
Whatever it sprinkles in the homes of the faithful, may it be cleansed and delivered from harm. Let such homes enjoy a spirit of goodness and an atmosphere of tranquility, freed from harmful or hidden snares. By the sprinkling of this water, may everything opposed to the safety of them that dwell there be banished, so that they may possess the well-being they seek in calling upon Thy holy Name, protected from every evil.
I hope that all my PCS friends that celebrate Easter had a wonderful day!
Regardless of your religion, it was a great day to be alive! Sunny and warm most of the day around here. As Ed mentioned, it is a day when some celebrate a new year coming around. It is time to start planting and to start being back outside and enjoying the warm weather around these parts. We had a mild winter here, but it is now Spring and time to warm back up!