Question for Day 1:

Who can I bring the joy of Easter to, today?

Bible quote for Day 1:

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

(Luke 24:1-12)

Prayer for Day 1: 

We praise you in this Easter season. Change our lives, change our hearts to be messengers of Easter joy and hope. We make our prayer through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord forever. Amen.

Fr Larry Snyder

Question for Day 2:

How does the incredible news of the resurrection reassure me of God’s unconditional love?

Bible quote for Day 2:

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)

Prayer for Day 2:

May the glory and the promise of this joyous time of year bring peace and happiness to you
and those you hold most dear.
And may Christ, Our Risen Saviour, always be there by your side to bless you most abundantly
and be your loving guide

Author Unknown

Question for Day 3:

How can I reassure those around me of God’s peace through all uncertainties?

Bible quote for Day 3:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3)

Prayer for Day 3:  

Draw us forth, God of all creation.
Draw us forward and away from limited certainty
into the immense world of your love.
Give us the capacity to even for a moment
taste the richness of the feast you give us.
Give us the peace to live with uncertainty, with questions, with doubts.
Help us to experience the resurrection anew
with open wonder and an increasing ability
to see you in the people of Easter.

Author Unknown

Question for Day 4:

When can I spend time today and reflect on seeing Jesus in those around me?

Bible quote for Day 4:

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

(1 Corinthians 15:3-8)

Prayer for Day 4: 

My Resurrected Lord, I trust You with all my mind, heart, soul and strength.  I believe that You are faithful to perfection and that Your fidelity will never fail.  Give me hope when I need it the most and help me to keep my eyes on the glory that awaits.  You have conquered all evil.  May I always trust in You! Amen.

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Bishop Richard Challoner

During his lifetime and after his death, he was considered not only as a model of every virtue but as a saint. We are asked to pray that our Blessed Lord, through the Pope, may reward him further, by raising him to the altars of the Church as a Saint.

Prayer for the Beatification of Bishop Richard Challoner

O God who made your servant Richard,

a true and faithful pastor of your little flock in England,

raise him, we beseech you, to the altars of thy Church,

that we, who have been taught by his word and example

may invoke his name in heaven,

for the return of our country to belief in the Gospel,

and to the unity of all Christians in the one Church of Jesus Christ.

We ask this through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Bishop Richard Challoner

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