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ASF Hosts Historical Meeting...................................................................2 Archbishop’s Letter: The Roman Synod – Round Two...........................3 Pilgrimages.................................................................................................5 Vocations.....................................................................................................6 Catholic Education...................................................................................10 Dedication of St. Joseph Mausoleum.....................................................13 Sons of the Holy Family...........................................................................14 Br. Mathias Barrett....................................................................................16 St. Peter Claver’s Legacy of Service......................................................20 Catholic Schools’ Art Show.....................................................................28
Easter is the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. There are 50 days of Easter from the first Sunday to Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015. It is characterized, above all, by the joy of glorified life and the victory over death, expressed most fully in the great resounding cry of the Christian: Alleluia! All faith flows from faith in the resurrection: “If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith.” (1 Cor 15:14)
Risen Christ portrayed in painting by French artist Noel Coypel “The Resurrection of Christ” is portrayed in a painting by French artist Noel Coypel. Easter, the feast of the Resurrection, was April 5 this year. (CNS/Bridgeman Art Library)