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SUMMARY:Resurrection of Jesus Christ
DESCRIPTION:The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection\, the belief in God’s saving grace through Jesus is destroyed. When Jesus rose from the dead\, he confirmed his identity as the Son of God and his work of atonement\, redemption\, reconciliation\, and salvation. The Resurrection was a literal\, physical raising of Jesus’ body from the dead. \nJesus was arrested\, tried\, and found guilty of claiming to be a king. His body was hung on a cross between two thieves. After his death\, Jesus’ body was wrapped in linen cloth and placed in a tomb with a large stone rolled across the opening. On the third day\, an early Sunday morning\, Mary Magdalene and another Mary came to the tomb and found it empty. Sitting on the rolled-away stone was an angel of the Lord who told them not to be afraid because Jesus had risen. As the women left to tell the disciples\, Jesus Christ met them and showed them his nail-pierced hands. \nThe Old and the New Testaments speak of the truth of Jesus being raised from death – Jesus testified of his resurrection before He died on the cross\, and his disciples witnessed his body after the resurrection. Below are the Bible verses and Scriptures that both prophesize the resurrection of Jesus and testify of the reality of the resurrected body of Christ.
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SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday – The First Day of Lent
DESCRIPTION:What is Ash Wednesday?\nAsh Wednesday marks the first day of Lent.In the Catholic observation of Ash Wednesday\, a priest applies a smudge of ash on people’s foreheads in the shape of a cross. As it is applied\, the phrase “remember that you are dust\, and to dust you shall return” is often spoken. The ash is meant to communicate grief and sorrow over sins and repentance through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. While the observation of Ash Wednesday has historically been within the Catholic Church\, several protestant denominations have begun to commemorate the day with similar services. \nAsh Wednesday initiates the 40-day period of Lent\, during which we reflect on Jesus’ 40-day fast and temptation in the desert. Preceding Ash Wednesday\, “Shrove Tuesday” or “Fat Tuesday” serves as an occasion for indulgence and feasting\, often marked by enjoying foods like pancakes. This celebration precedes our observance of fasting on Ash Wednesday and throughout the Lenten season. \nWhat is the meaning of wearing ashes and where do they come from?\nThe ashes used on Ash Wednesday typically come from the burning of palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday celebrations. After Palm Sunday\, the palm branches are collected\, dried\, and burned to create the ashes used in the Ash Wednesday service. These ashes are then mixed with a small amount of water or oil to create a paste\, which is applied to the foreheads of worshippers in the shape of a cross as a symbol of repentance and mortality. \nThe ashes are used to keep us in mind of our humble origin and of how the body of Adam\, our forefather\, was formed out of the dust of the earth; also to remind us of death\, when our bodies will return to dust\, and of the necessity of doing penance for our sins. \nWhile the ashes remind us that we will die and return to the ground\, if we believe in Jesus\, we will be raised with Him in glorious new bodies.
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SUMMARY:Solemnity of Mary\, Mother of God
DESCRIPTION:The Solemnity of Mary\, Holy Mother of God is a liturgical celebration observed on January 1st which falls exactly one week after Christmas\, the end of the octave of Christmas. \nThe Blessed Virgin Mary is honored as the Mother of God because she conceived and gave birth to Christ\, who is the incarnation of God the Son\, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.  It is fitting to honor Mary as Mother of Jesus\, following the birth of Christ.  When Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God\, we are not only honoring Mary\, who was chosen among all women throughout history to bear God incarnate\, but we are also honoring our Lord\, who is fully God and fully human. \nSince the first centuries of Christianity\, the Church customarily has regarded the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Mother of God for a simple\, logical reason;\nBy the power of the Holy Spirit\, she conceived Jesus Christ\, the Son of God.\nSince the divine Person\, God the Son\, assumed\, or took on\, human nature\, she is the Mother of God in the fullest since: “What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ\, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ” (CCC 487). The Church solemnly defined this belief at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus AD 431.
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